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Old 08-31-2020, 10:26 AM   #1357
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Well...the next WoW expansion now has a SSD as a minimum requirement. I guess I'm in the market for upgrading a computer and a laptop hard drive since the OS SSDs on them are too small for a game.

SATA III isn't that much slower for gaming, right? Also, can you swap a laptop HDD with a SSD easily? Or are the form factors too different?
You'll be limited to a SATA 2.5" SSD, as your laptop likely won't have an M.2 slot if you're currently rocking a HDD. Even then, a SATA III SSD is a monumental performance increase over a 7,200 RPM HDD, and most laptop HDDs are 5,400 RPM for packaging / thermal reasons.

But they're the same size, you'll be fine.
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