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My laptop is about 3 years old and I'm considering getting a good SSD for it, but I'm not really sold because they can be very expensive...Is it necessary if I just want to use it for all your typical student activities (word processing, research, etc) plus running games such as BF3/BF4?

CPU: Intel i5 2510M (yeah it's old)
Graphics: nVidia Geforce GT540M
 
Honestly I would keep the money and save up for a decent desktop PC instead. SSD's are usually what you buy after all the other good stuff. Won't be of much help to you with your current setup, I'd assume :)
 
I personally would say yes! But you have to consider different factors - is it worth it for you? A lot of people buy a 60 GB SSD and a large HDD(like 200 GB-4 TB) which they use for all the programs. But i wouldnt recommend that. For me it seems the purpose fades like that - whats the use of a 60 GB SSD when windows takes away like 30 GB and other software/games also. You cant have all your games installed on the SSD. I got a Samsung Evo840 250 GB SSD - and love it, when my pushed the Power button with my HDD, the PC booted up in like a minute, with the SSD, its 18 seconds and i got Chrome open ready for browsing. Also affects the load times for games!
 
A SSD would be useful if you're wishing to run programs faster. Well, not necessarily faster, but it can allow the possibility to start them up faster, as well as your computer.
 
SSD will make everything faster in terms of load times, etc...

Probably better off just getting a new laptop.
 
Destkop pal really. Do not spend your money for laptop only loading times yeah but at to end permance with your laptop still same.
 
Well your GPU is kinda bad, first of all i would focus to get a new Laptop or another hardware. First the GPU and afterwards u can go for a SSD
 
SSD is only for people who are using amazing ammount of files for copy, delete and moving them. In my opinion if you are playing the game or just watching films and surfing the net you shouldn't buy SSD.
 
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Yes. If u will be disapointed, u can use your ssd in another device after upgrade.
 
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I have a SSD and I can tell you it's definitely worth the money
 
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A SSD can help that old dinosaur out but from what I see just get a good gaming desktop it will be better in the long run!
 
All depends really...

If you're looking to keep your current rig, it can be worth the money. If you're planning to upgrade anytime soon, perhaps not.

SSD's do help a lot with loading times but it's not necessarily going to help you get higher fps. It may help with keeping your fps at a higher interval and maybe lower fps spikes but I don't think you'll gain any.

SSD is just the drive itself, not RAM or CPU or GPU. All of these factor in to just how much performance you'll get out of your machine. With the rig you have now, I do recommend buying a newer rig before the SSD. You will notice a difference with the SSD, but it doesn't change anything else about the rig. At least not enough to make an older machine run as well as a newer pc.
 
Traditional HDD's are one of the parts with most extensive wear, so buying a SSD is a good shot in a long-run terms. Besides, if we can call a NB with i5 processor "dinosaur", then maybe the mankind is heading for extinction.
 
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Of course your pc with be generally faster than before you will love it once you go ssd its hard to go back unless you prefer memory overspeed then again you do save money with hdd but its worth it

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Of course your pc with be generally faster than before you will love it once you go ssd its hard to go back unless you prefer memory overspeed then again you do save money with hdd but its worth it
 
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it comes down to what you expect to gain from the SSD

if you are hoping for higher gaming frame rates you wont be getting that!

SSD will help loading files faster and windws assuming you install it in
 
In most cases an SSD isnt required for daily use as its much easier to just buy more ram and setup a RamDisk.
It's situational, but if you have the money spare then yes SSD is worth it.
 
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SSD is basically a hard driver that loads files faster which means windows will start faster and maybe in some games when content needs to be loaded (mostly in loading screens) it will go faster but that wont change your FPS nor your graphics in any way therefore if you have long waiting queues in loading screens or you are disappointed by how slow your computer opens files etc etc similar stuff than yea if not ssd is not what you need mate
 
Well it depends. It's like a widescreen, once you get used to it you cannot ever go back to 4:3. And I think it's the same way with an ssd, the speed is just incredible and once you get used to it everything else will feel painfully slow.
 
I can only recommend you getting a SSD as I had problems with my HDD in my laptop. Everything just works more smooth and faster after I switched. So yes, get a SSD, you will not regret it.
 
I have a samsung evo 840 and a corsair neutron both are great SSDs. I have not put them in a laptop because I feel that the price for a SSD is not worth putting into a laptop that will be outdated soon. Desktops can easily be upgraded piece by piece which is worth having a SSD to compliment other great hardware. On a laptop it might not be worth it unless it's a workstation that requires faster data speeds like a database or something.
 
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if I were you I will buy it
also you can use it your new laptop because many new laptops doent include ssd
 
Most definitely, but only if you think the HDD is the one dragging you back and without the HDD holding you back, the rest of the components: CPU, RAM and GPU (graphics card) can satisfy you for at least another year.

A SSD is very cheap nowadays, or at least cheap enough, with prices as low as 50 euros for a decent one. Try Kingston V300 120GB.

The difference in performance will be as if you bought a new laptop. The best part is you can use that SSD with a newer laptop/desktop pc too!
 
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