No matter what you read many times I had to was so insecure enough gewesen- a SSD hard drive (my first) brings you a faster PC and how much faster that you do not know in advance exactly. My ten year old netbook has my same age but much more potent StandPC concerning start-up and shut-down in terms of speed by 400% (!) Surpassed. I want to buy a new laptop but now ... The best buy for years. SK