I wonder is that necessary to buy new SSD or new laptop and after that SSD?

[Mita]

Likely my 4-5 years old HDD (WDC WD10JPVX-22JC3T0) is still working fine, but i wonder is that necessary to buy new SSD or new laptop? Cause mostly my laptop is 8 years old... And please give me advice there... Thank you.

A note: I'm planning to buy Samsung EVO 850/860 (SSD) with new laptop 8 GB RAM in future...
The internet told me Samsung EVO 850/860 can have 114 years as lifespan... I hope this is true... If it is not... Then i guess most SSD lives only up to 10 years and some can die early...

[Andrius227]

Ssd lifespan depends entirely on how much you write to it. And yes replacing hdd with an ssd will give new life to even the slowest computers. You may not be able to suddenly play demanding games ofc, but the computer will become much more responsive.

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

It depends. If you want faster loading bars, then get an ssd. I had an ssd in my laptop and I actually ended up swapping it for a hdd. A solid state hybrid drive, actually. With more space and now my battery lasts longer too. I do have slower loading now, but it's not much slower.
I'm just really surprised I get more battery life from hdd I always thought it was the other way around. Lots of myths and gimmicks for pc that you have to watch out for.

[Mita]

So basically there is no way for HDD dying it's own?
Mostly i have been making so many backups from my HDD files and data...

[Andrius227]

引用自 Yuri：

So basically there is no way for HDD dying it's own?

Hdds can die from normal use, but it takes a long time. I have only had one hdd die on me and it was about 6 years old (we green). But they can sometimes last a decade. They are also very fragile, specially when powered on.

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

引用自 Yuri：

So basically there is no way for HDD dying it's own?

It's possible just not a common thing. I have hard drives with windows xp on them and they still work. 20+ years-old.

[Mita]

My is likely WD Blue ofc... I have bought it on 11th March of 2016... It's been likely 4-5 years since i have it... Mostly... My laptop is Acer Aspire E1-572G (2013s model.... Likely Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit, it's 6 GB RAM tho...) So yep some people said Acer is not reliable for gaming tho.

[Carlsberg]

There is no 'time frame' on when a drive is going to fail be it an ssd or hdd. I have had a Seagate drive that died within a year and I have a 60gb ibm that I got in about 2005 and its still working well.

If your laptop is 8 yrs old it will probably not see much benefit from a new ssd other than faster load times. On the plus side, you will be able to install it in a new machine as a replacement or 2nd drive so choose a good brand/size if you buy one.

[upcoast]

I put an mx500 into an old HP laptop with a low-end b940 Intel dual core it had an over all improvement compared to those painfully slow 2.5" 5400rpm laptop HDD s.

[timltimmy]

引用自 upcoast：

I put an mx500 into an old HP laptop with a low-end b940 Intel dual core it had an over all improvement compared to those painfully slow 2.5" 5400rpm laptop HDD s.

Did you keep the slow 2.5" 5400 rpm laptop HDD in the laptop or that was not possible ?

[nullable]

It depends on the laptop. Some only allow for one SATA drive. You might keep the HDD as a spare in a pinch. I haven't used mine since I swapped it in for a SSD.

[Illusion of Progress]

引用自 Yuri：

Mostly i have been making so many backups from my HDD files and data...

This is good practice if you value your data. Don't stop doing this regardless of if it's an HDD or SSD; you need redundancy for data you value.

Looking up your laptop model and the specifications you did give, your laptop is comparable in age and specifications as mine; a Haswell era with 6 GB RAM, a 5,400 RPM HDD, and Windows 8 is also how mine came. Mine has a rather meager Core i3 4010U, but it holds up alright for the limited role I use it in. I replaced Windows 8 with Windows 7 (Windows 10 wasn't out then) and also replaced the slow HDD with an SSD within a few months of getting it and that's kept it fast for basic use/light Photoshop this entire time. I just upgraded the 6 GB RAM to 16 GB RAM, but 6 GB is okay-ish (but becoming limited) under the slightly older OS like Windows 7/8 for basic use.

To give an idea, before I upgraded, I gave 4 GB of my old RAM to a family member to add to their laptop, giving it 8 GB total. Until my 16 GB arrived, that temporarily left me with the remaining 2 GB. With that little bit of RAM, my laptop with an SSD loaded Windows 7 much faster than their laptop loaded Windows 10 with an 5,400 RPM HDD, despite the RAM deficit AND with a slower CPU on my end.

So, yes, SSDs absolutely worth it. Only consideration in your case is if you see yourself buying another laptop soon, then unless you're going to look at one with an HDD by default, then you might not need to get one now if the replacement will have one anyway (buying one to transfer later will likely be more expensive than just getting one with one to begin with, and your current one only takes SATA whereas newer ones might be M2 form factor).