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krispos42

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2. A solid state drive (SSD) will also do wonders

Reply to Captain Zero (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2020, 07:38 AM

Feb 2020

Using one as your boot drive makes a huge difference.

My computer is a middle-aged office machine. With a SSD upgrade when it was wiped and rebuilt, I can go from "off" to Windows 7 login screen in 20 seconds.

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Speeding up an older computer [View all] Captain Zero Feb 2020 OP

I have a work Dell that sends me reminders..... Historic NY Feb 2020 #1

A solid state drive (SSD) will also do wonders krispos42 Feb 2020 #2

If you have an old computer to experiment with, try Linux Mint. hunter Feb 2020 #3

Linux vs. recommendations :) CloudWatcher Feb 2020 #5

Once you get the hang of it, Linux is a lot less trouble than Windows. hunter Feb 2020 #7

I've been using Apple products for about 23 years. Loved every one of them and never had a problem. Elwood P Dowd Feb 2020 #9

ChromeOS is built on Linux, just as Android is. hunter Feb 2020 #10

Swap HDD for SSD Duckerington Feb 2020 #4

Depends :) CloudWatcher Feb 2020 #6

That is the correct answer. ManiacJoe Feb 2020 #8