Question about SSD.

My SSD arrived yesterday, but my new laptop won't arrive for another few days. If I was to put Windows 7 on the SSD now using an older laptop, then move the SSD into the new laptop, would it work, or would I have to reinstall it?

 

Re-install.

It 'may' work (depending how different the notebooks are - but why would you do that to a write limited device?

Part of Win7 install routine is properly configuring and setting up hardware - with optimizations for specific hardware found. Why would you want it to think it was running on 'old tech'?

Even getting the correct drivers installed when the new system arrives, it may still get bogged down with the old junk in the registry.

And/or give random errors that will be next to impossible to fix/track down.

Patience!

 

Yeah, that's what I thought, but I wanted to use it already. It's been lying around for a while, and I want to play with it lol.

 

Play with it but do a clean install once it's in your new laptop.

 

That's what I was thinking, but I know copying/deleting stuff from ssd all the time isn't good for its health, and I want mine to last as long as possible without any issues.

 

You're essentially wiping the drive one time. Not a big deal at all. If your concerned about longevity, don't use it at all until the new laptop gets there. That being said you're talking about a failure that'll just happen a few days sooner than it would have otherwise. Just play with it now and enjoy it.

 

At what point will it start being a big deal? I'm generally very unstable with my pcs. I'll put ubuntu on for a week, then take it off again, then a week later move a bunch of files, then delete them, etc etc. So I don't want to start by being too aggressive with the ssd because I know they're more fragile in terms of wiping/writing frequently.

 

no they are not. If you do the wiping once off either through quick format of Windows 7(which would send the TRIM command) or secure erase. You are only using up basically 1 out of 5000+ cycle(assuming 34nm). Even if you do it once a week, that is not going to kill it.

It is those random writes that can result in high WA which may be able to kill it(but no one have reported such case yet).

 

What's "quick format of Windows 7?" Is that just reinstalling windows 7 with the new pc over the already installed windows 7?

 

I am not sure if Windows 7 would do a quick format via the default install option but I know it would do one if you go into the adance option(i.e. delete any existing partition).

 

So transferring files to and from it, as well as putting different OS's and deleting them won't really affect the lifetime of the drive? You're sure?

 

it shouldn't make a whole ton of difference in the long run.. unless the drive is defective. in which case, wouldn't you rather find out now, and get it exchanged before your new laptop gets to you?

 

good point.