How does a 500GB SSD help to reduce sound and temperature

I have a T510. The hard disk makes some noise (not much, it is tolerable). Sometimes, the computer is hot after heavy use.

I am thinking to buy a 500GB SSD for it.

How much does a 500GB SSD help to reduce sound and temperature?

Anyone has experience?

Thanks for any input.

Regards.

 

(This applies to any SSD, not just a 500/512GB one)

Simple: there are no moving parts in a SSD. You can't make noise if there's no movement, and the SSD produces minimal heat thanks to being solid-state.

 

Is this always true?

 

I always have a 128GB SSD and a 500GB hard drive sitting inside the laptop. The 500GB is placed in the CD/DVDRW location with a caddy.

I should be able to just replace the 500GB hard drive with a 500GB SSD without any problem. Correct?

Thanks.

 

Yes, correct.

 

Sound is nothing more than pressure waves in air (or any other medium) caused by compression and anti-compression. So yes, its always the case

 

Thanks so much!!!

 

Electronic whine is caused by mechanically moving parts? Anyway...

 

Well, true, though that's also physical movement iirc. Just on a really tiny scale (I know what you're talking about though.. my i7-2720QM seemed to whine for the first few weeks I owned the W520 ).

Anyway, I haven't noticed any noise from my 320 or 330.

 

Slippery argument. You started out saying SSDs have no moving parts, hence no noise.

The movements of electrons at the microscopic level -- "the same as" mechanical movements of the platters spinning and the read/write head tracking? Yeah right.

 

if a HDD spins up in the middle of a wood and nobody's around to hear it... what a question. if you have the cash for a 500gb SSD, go for it. it'll not only eliminate/reduce noise and temperature, but also increase performance quite considerably over any and all mechanical drives. we're teetering on the edge of common sense here.

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