Originally Posted by
Newspaperguy
For the last several years, I've taken a small netbook computer with me when I've been touring. The computer is an 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One with a solid state drive, not a conventional hard drive. Because the drive has no moving parts, it's been great when I've been on rough roads. And over the years, I've had a lot of good use out of this machine.
Lately, for any number of reasons, it has started to give me a little bit of trouble. A few times, the computer hasn't been able to find the drive and from what I've read, this can be a sign of much worse problems to come. Because of this, I'm now starting to look around for a replacement.
What do you recommend for a computer you can take with you on a tour?
It could be your solid state drive. Unlike a hard drive, a solid state drive isn't meant to last forever due to the degradation of memory cells of reading and writing to the drive itself. Newer SSD drives are better on this regard. I usually buy an extended warranty on SSD from Memory Express and had since replaced the drives twice already within a year.