Yeah, hopefully it gives you some performance boost

Definitely didn't help at all on the boot up screen still really slow loading comp but I guess that's what an ssd will do?

yes.

I was going to mention you should try the ssd first, but too late -.-

I found a 1tb Toshiba ssd for 60$ used should I grab it?

Yes.

He will take 50$ for it but its 4-5 years old. Only used for a couple years for backing up things for his gmas comp.

that's a idk. because I've heard ssd's lifespans are less than hdd's.

so they may be lieing they may not be. how much space u need? more than 500gb?

tbh i dont need much i guess im only gonna put windows on it

Lifespan is more based on the amount of data written to it over time. Reading has incredibly little wear compared to writing on an SSD, so if all they did was back data up on it occasionally, chances are it's still fine for a few years.
Either way, that a $120-150 hard drive for $50. If it works for even a year he got his money's worth IMO.

This post was edited by zell1luk on Sep 22 2018 07:07am

well, it's a solid state drive. but yeah if the people weren't lieing it's a good dead