It might seem tempting to take your computer to a repair shop and have an IT pro install an SSD, but it's an added cost. The solution: do it yourself!

Installing an SSD essentially involves five steps: backing up your old hard drive, transferring data from your old drive to a new SSD, opening up your computer, and unplugging your old drive and plugging in the SSD. If you're comfortable doing this, here are three ways you can save time and money.
  1. Cut labor costs

    If you pay a computer shop to install an SSD, they'll charge an hourly rate or flat fee that reflects several hours of work. While it will only take the shop a few minutes to physically install an SSD, the rate you pay will reflect the additional 1-2 hours they spend waiting for your data to transfer. Hourly rates vary by shop, of course, but it's not uncommon for fees to exceed the cost of an SSD. You can avoid this entirely by installing your own SSD and following the simple onscreen instructions included with your data transfer software (comes free with most SSDs).
  2. Spend less on an SSD

    Computer shops typically mark up the SSDs they install, and often use a variety of different brands. However, not all brands are manufactured to the industry's most stringent standards. By choosing the SSD you want to install (along with reading reviews and researching how it's made, validated, and quality-tested) you can make the best, most informed decision - and often save on the cost of the SSD by buying online. Computer shops add a lot of value through the service and support they provide, but if you can install an SSD yourself, there's no need to pay extra.
  3. Save a trip to the computer shop

    When you pay a computer shop to install an SSD, you'll have to disconnect your system, load it into your car, deliver it to the shop, explain what you need them to do, be without your computer for several hours or more, go back to the store and pick it up at a later time, then finally bring it back to your house and reassemble everything. That's a lot of extra work, and it brings up the ultimate question: how much is your time worth?
By installing your own SSD, you'll save time and money, increase your confidence, and learn a little about your computer in the process. You can certainly have a computer shop install an SSD for you (and they'll do a great job), but it's something you can learn to do yourself.

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