The Notebook “makeover” – Kingston SSD/RAM upgrade and clean OS install Reviews

In this global economy, it is usually wise to save money whenever possible. And often a good PC that is getting slow may be renewed by upgrading instead of buying a brand new one. This editor's nearly 3-year old notebook was getting really slow for...

The SSD is of a magnitude faster than the slow notebook’s mechanical hard drive in every way. Windows startup is blazing fast; applications load nearly instantly ; Kingston's 128GB SSD offers great performance for its regular price and it can often be...

Price per GB compared to mechanical hard drives is still very high, but generally much cheaper than buying a new notebook ; Limited storage compared to mechanical HDDs but not so much of an issue with notebooks

As we concluded in our last two SSD vs. HDD evaluations, SSD technology is one of the most rapidly improving. We have seen the SSD develop improved new controllers that bring faster speeds. We have watched this technology also get cheaper over time...