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Originally Posted by Qtx
Think the 5400rpm in laptops is to keep them cooler and use less power/battery compared to the faster ones. If you are happy to install Windows yourself, just get a machine and relace the drive. I would expect most i5 machines are new enough to not have issues with SSD and you can always get a usb caddy and use the drive it came with as an external extra drive when/if needed. 128GB seem to be the sweet size to get for SSD for price. This one is £45 but usually the 64GB are £35, so worth that extra tenner imo. |
I just got an SSD and it was a toss up between the Sandisk Ultra plus (very good Marvel controller) & Samsung 840 EVO. Opted to pay a little more for the EVO.
As QTX says, get the lappy you want, ditch the mechanical and pop in the SSD, install windows and use the mechanical drive as a portable.