On 7/14/23 17:30, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
So I have been looking at new computers and most of them come with SSD's
but they are so much smaller than my 2 TB computer that I am not sure
what is better. I read a couple of pieces on different groups but still
am not sure. SSD's are faster but them have a quarter of the room for
storage. I don't use my machine for basic stuff and am not a heavy
gamer. Any advice about this would be greatly appreciated.
Moe
Looking in the archives, it appears that you have a Lenovo all-in-one
computer with an Intel Core i3-9100T processor, 8 GB RAM, and 2 TB HDD
(?). That is newer than most of my computers, and more than adequate
for use as a Debian desktop computer.
If you computer has an available 2.5" drive bay and SATA port, I suggest
that you install a small, fast 2.5" SATA SSD for your operating system,
programs, and "hot" data (home directory, e-mail, and working
directories), and use the 2 TB HDD for the rest of your data. I think
you will be very pleased with the performance improvement provided by a
SATA SSD, and will not need a new computer.
(A PCIe SSD is faster yet, if your computer has an available M.2 NVMe
PCIe slot.)
Of course, all-SSD storage will provide peak performance; if you can
afford it.
David
