How to make your laptop 300% quicker..
As you know, I'm always "dabbling" with my laptop(s) - trying to get me demos performing at their very best.
I run Windows Server 2008 on my demo machine because I use Hyper-V for all my demos.
Yesterday I put a Solid State Disk (SSD) into my current demo laptop.
I ran a few "noddy" tests before I did though - so I could compare:
1st thing I did was take the machine out of its domain and joined a workgroup (didn't want any external influences to affect my tests).
Then I simply timed how long my laptop took from switching it on until I was presented with the logon screen (1 minute and 32 seconds).
Then I booted a virtual machine (with a 9GB VHD on the C:\ drive) - it took 1 minute and 7 seconds.
Now I replaced my 7200rpm disk with my new SSD, Installed Windows and configured it back to where it was (desktop experience, Hyper-V, etc).
Now I ran the same two tests - and the results are amazing!
Boot laptop (used to take 92 seconds) - now takes 36
Boot VM (used to take 67 seconds) - now takes 25
That's more or less 300% quicker - WOW.
Now, I did do my homework before I bought my SSD. I'm not in the business of recommending other people's products, but the OCZ Core v2 SATA II devices are currently the best/quickest.
You'll find them cheaper in the US - but if you don't live there, you'll stumble across the need for an American address and an American credit card. Look what I found - a local/Irish company who sells memory products at the same price (or cheaper) than the US - https://www.memoryc.com/ - and you'll save on the international delivery.
SSDs are still quite expensive for the capacities they offer - but if you need the speed, they're worth every penny!
Dave
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