Friday, May 31, 2019

partitioning - Dual-boot on new computer with SSD




This is a basic question. I have found a lot of material on SSD's and dual-booting, but they are about set-ups that are much more nuanced than what I'm interested in. My question is simply this: if I buy a new computer that has an SSD, does it introduce any problems for dual-booting compared to a traditional hard-drive?



I've seen stuff on HDD+SSD, which I assume relates to using one drive to hold boot files and the OS, and the other to hold data. That sounds too complicated and I don't want to do that.



I want to run Windows and Ubuntu on the same machine. I read that SSD's provide massive performance gains, so I'd like to purchase a laptop with an SSD.



Thanks.



No, you should not have any problems with it being an SSD. I would suggest create recovery media, then reinstall using a Windows 10 setup usb or disc. During setup, create your partition sizes so when you install ubuntu alongside windows it does not screw up your windows installation.



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