I have a less than a year old Samsung Series 7 Chronos with an i7Q CPU and nearest I can tell a Samsung ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB Hard Drive and 8 gigs of RAM. I am a business user who does more scanning and document storage than anything else. Right after buying the computer we had an urgent issue that required a lot of attention and before I got everything setup and using the computer the return period was gone. It quickly became evident that what was supposed to a very fast computer has a lag problem. I have done a variety of scans and there is no evidence of malware on the machine.
I constantly wait for this computer on routine tasks. I check out Task Manager and it reports things like I am using 15-20 CPU, maybe 35% Memory, and Disk will be max out at 100% for a while and the computer will respond when the disk % starts coming down, I am thinking an accountant made the decision on which drive to put in this computer.
Am I correct in assuming the most likely solution to this problem is to chuck the hard drive in the trash, or give it to somebody I don't like, and buy fast one? I am covered under some type of tech support from Best Buy/Geek Squad and they say they will do the labor free even if I don't buy the new drive from them. So I guess my questions are:
1. Is changing the drive the best solution?
2. If so, any recommendations on a new FAST drive? I don't want to throw money away, but in no way do I want to go through all the trouble of an upgrade and say I wish I wouldn't have save that $50-$100.
3. Should I let Geek Squad do the labor or is there any issues with them that I may just want to find the time and do it all myself. I know I will most likely have to do the partitioning and software installs myself anyway.
I haven't kept up much with latest developments in drive technology as far as SSD, and hybrid drives so any guidance is greatly appreciated. I believe there is only drive bay, so going with one SSD and one ordinary drive is not an option. I just need a more responsive computer with reasonable data security as I tend to only backup my files about once a month but if I save something critical I do it that day. I can do that more often if I went to an SSD if needed, but if I said I was going to do it for often than once a week or so I would be kidding myself.
Thanks Guys
I constantly wait for this computer on routine tasks. I check out Task Manager and it reports things like I am using 15-20 CPU, maybe 35% Memory, and Disk will be max out at 100% for a while and the computer will respond when the disk % starts coming down, I am thinking an accountant made the decision on which drive to put in this computer.
Am I correct in assuming the most likely solution to this problem is to chuck the hard drive in the trash, or give it to somebody I don't like, and buy fast one? I am covered under some type of tech support from Best Buy/Geek Squad and they say they will do the labor free even if I don't buy the new drive from them. So I guess my questions are:
1. Is changing the drive the best solution?
2. If so, any recommendations on a new FAST drive? I don't want to throw money away, but in no way do I want to go through all the trouble of an upgrade and say I wish I wouldn't have save that $50-$100.
3. Should I let Geek Squad do the labor or is there any issues with them that I may just want to find the time and do it all myself. I know I will most likely have to do the partitioning and software installs myself anyway.
I haven't kept up much with latest developments in drive technology as far as SSD, and hybrid drives so any guidance is greatly appreciated. I believe there is only drive bay, so going with one SSD and one ordinary drive is not an option. I just need a more responsive computer with reasonable data security as I tend to only backup my files about once a month but if I save something critical I do it that day. I can do that more often if I went to an SSD if needed, but if I said I was going to do it for often than once a week or so I would be kidding myself.
Thanks Guys