Whether you're upgrading from an old HDD or picking up a better SSD, you can simply transfer your existing Windows installation to the new drive without reinstalling everything.

With an old laptop, I cloned the OS HD to an SSD with Macrium Reflect, both harddrives are mounted inside the laptop. When I enter the BIOS, I wanted to select the SSD as the first boot choice ...

Solid state drives (SSDs) are more reliable than hard disk drives (HDDs) over five years of usage. But that's not the only thing to think about when shopping.