The shift from spinning hard drives to SSDs in repair work is huge now

I remember about 5 years ago, I'd replace a failed HDD in a laptop every other week for customers. But now, I'm seeing maybe one spinning drive every 3 months, and it's always in an old desktop from like 2010. The big change came when those cheap 240GB SSDs hit around $30 at Micro Center... now everyone just upgrades instead of replacing the old drive. Has anyone else noticed their drive repair requests dropping off that fast?

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michael6936d ago

OH man, I used to be the guy saying "spinning drives are fine, SSDs are overrated." But after working on a buddy's old laptop last month and swapping in a cheap 120GB SSD, I totally get it now. The boot time alone is just night and day, even on that old Core 2 Duo machine. It's like the whole system wakes up and actually feels usable again. I can't believe I held out so long, honestly.

charlesowens6d ago

Hard disagree. That old laptop still has a slow processor and not enough RAM. You put lipstick on a pig. SSD doesn't fix a weak CPU or a worn out battery. Stick a 5400 RPM drive in a modern machine and it'll still boot faster than that Core 2 Duo ever could.