Originally Posted by
Kev Williams
so, what are the downsides to an external SSD?
Well, you could boot from an external drive but you'd be limited by the speed of the USB port (assuming you hook the drive up via USB). Otherwise, you'd still be booting from your slow HDD and you could store data on your external SSD. The real advantage of an SSD is for the operating system.
It's pretty easy to clone an existing drive and install an SSD in its place. I'd highly recommend going that route.
If you're hesitant about doing the swap yourself, there are people who will come to your place and do it for a reasonable fee.
Mike
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