The 850 is a great drive, and if there isn't a big price difference I would recommend it over the 840. Your plan for SSD boot sounds good. As long as you are using the recovery disk from Dell, you won't need another Windows key.
In some cases, you might need to switch the SATA mode to AHCI to do a clean install. FYI, a clean install is one that erases all the data from the destination drive.
However, Samsung provides a free clone application (available on their website) that you can use to migrate your current install to the new drive without all the trouble of a new install.
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May 27th, 2015 15:00
The 850 is a great drive, and if there isn't a big price difference I would recommend it over the 840. Your plan for SSD boot sounds good. As long as you are using the recovery disk from Dell, you won't need another Windows key.
In some cases, you might need to switch the SATA mode to AHCI to do a clean install. FYI, a clean install is one that erases all the data from the destination drive.
However, Samsung provides a free clone application (available on their website) that you can use to migrate your current install to the new drive without all the trouble of a new install.
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May 27th, 2015 16:00
You are welcome. The link for the Samsung software is below:
www.samsung.com/.../downloads.html
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May 27th, 2015 16:00
AWesome!!!! thanks for the extra information for the cloning and the Samsung app :)
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May 27th, 2015 16:00
Also, I highly recommend that you install Samsung Magician as it allows you to configure your drive for optimal performance using some easy steps.
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May 27th, 2015 19:00
Thanks again :)