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Swapping DVD Drive for a SSD & Upgrading RAM
I bought Dell Inspiron 15 3521 on Jun 2013. The warranty expired on Aug 2014. The current specs are as under.
- Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
- Intel Core i3 3217U 1.8GHz
-500GB 5400RPM HDD + 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 1GB Intel HD 4000 + 1GB AMD 7670M (Switchable)
I am planning to replace the DVD Drive & replace it by a 64/128GB SSD & upgrade my existing 4GB module to 2x4GB = 8GB. I dont use DVD Drive at all. The laptop is mostly used for coding purposes, for emulating virtual machines, dual booting Windows & Linux Distros.
My Aim :
1) Install SSD in place of DVD Drive for primary partiton : For Operating System & Important Programs
2) Retain existing HDD for secondary partition : Storing Data & Secondary Programs
My questions are :
1) Is it possible to swap DVD Drive for a SSD?
2) Will I gain massive performance increase after upgrading to SSD given that the laptop is used only for coding, for emulating VMs, dual booting Win+Linux.
3) Will 64GB SSD suffice for my usage ?
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December 4th, 2015 06:00
1. Yes, but not as your boot drive. You should replace the hard drive with the SSD and if desired, mount the hard drive in an adapter to replace the DVD.
2. Yes, but see #1. The DVD drive is likely on a SATA 3G -- the hard drive runs as SATA 6G.
3. Not for a boot drive for Windows. 128G is a bare minimum - 256 is more practical as a minimum.