Make Your Computer Scream!

It is frustrating that it appears your cell phone and tablet open apps faster than your desktop computer running Windows.

Is Windows so bad that it should take 5 minutes to be able to do anything on your computer after you turn it on with the power button?

Why do apps load in seconds with your mobile device and it appears to take forever sometimes getting Microsoft Office to load?

It appears there are far more mobile devices that do not use Windows than do, so maybe you have had these same questions. Google certainly hopes you do and is why they offer the Chromebook. The Chromebook is an excellent device that can replace your home computer completely as long as you don't ever scan with your printer. You can scan with your printer with your phone, so that is not that big of an issue.

I was considering switching over to an iMac because I was sick of the way my computer was

performing. A Samsung AIO with an Intel i7 processor and 8GB of RAM should not ever be slow, but mine was as I was considering getting a similar iMac. One representative with a Windows shirt on at Best Buy suggested that I get a registry cleaner that they sold on the shelf. That would be a huge mistake as registry cleaners infect your computer with a virus that lays dormant until the maker decides they need to get some money out of you. I will NEVER install a registry cleaner.

As I inspected the iMac over the past month, I found that it appears to be faster than a Windows computer. I was not sure that this was a fair comparison since it was using knock off versions of the Microsoft programs that I was accustom to win Windows like their office programs. One of the times I was in Best Buy, Safari had an error and closed. I would not expect to see that from a demo computer with limited programs on it. I love Windows split screen functionality and would miss it greatly if I switched to an iMac even though I am sure there is an app for that... that cost more than FREE.

I wasn't sure switching to an Apple computer would be the answer for me especially since there are utra-thin laptops that boot in seconds and they are running Windows 8.1 like my computer. Many of them have a similar Intel processor too. Then a relative bought a Asus Transformer 2 in 1 with Windows 8 on it. It is super fast and doesn't have an expensive Intel processor on it. It uses the same technology as do Chromebooks and all mobile devices and that is a Solid State Drive.

A SSD is like a USB drive in that there are no moving discs inside it. The access to the date

is instant like your phone, like a Chromebook, like a Windows Surface tablets. I do not keep my documents, music and other miscellaneous files on my computer's hard drive as I utilize 2 external hard drives for that data. So a smaller sized SSD is not a problem coming from a 1TB hard drive that I only was using 64GB.

I had been considering switching my computer over to a SSD in the past, but was afraid of complications in reinstalling Windows and starting over. That Asus Transformer made me investigate it further and found some programs online that will help you transfer your system and files over. Yesterday I went to Best Buy to pull the trigger and purchase a SSD. The representative in the computer department actually did the same thing for his laptop and put me at ease as he showed me that each SSD comes with software that will move everything from the old hard drive to the new SSD before you install it.

The only thing missing is an external hard drive enclosure to connect to your computer with a USB cable to complete the transfer. I got home and ran into one problem where the hard drive kept disconnecting at the beginning of the transfer. I was questioning if it were a problem with the new external enclosure that I purchased. After doing a couple of searches, I found that the process does not work well when plugged into a USB 3.0 port and to use an open USB 2.0 port instead. I am very familiar with my computer and knew that I had both so I quickly switched the new hard drive to the USB 2.0 port and it worked! Everything was transferred in less than an hour and a half.

I put took my old hard drive out, put my new one in, put the cover back on my computer, plugged it in and it was instantly faster! There was nothing to reinstall, it just works great. Finally, my computer is faster than my phone and tablet! This was greater than the feeling when we would upgrade the RAM and it would speed up the computer. I am no longer considering an iMac, Chrome or any Linux system as my computer is here to stay.