Replace iPC HDD with SSD?

I'm considering replacing my iPC's HDD as a pre-emptive move because it's now 4 years old. Does anyone have any precautions or opinion on replacing it with a SATA SSD drive? The way I figure, it should have quicker seek times and not be susceptible to shock related damage like a traditional mechanical hard drive.

Any guidance is much appreciated.
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    Small files aren't so much the issue with an SSD, as the windows file system that doesn't handle it that well. I replaced the drive in my H3 with a SSD several months back, and it does marginally increase performance. Loading shows, merging files, backup were faster, other than that, most other activities were the same.

    However, I also tried that same drive in our older iPC and saw a signifiant improvement in boot time and general response.... not speaking for anyone else's views, but especially in the older console, it was def snappier.
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    Small files aren't so much the issue with an SSD, as the windows file system that doesn't handle it that well. I replaced the drive in my H3 with a SSD several months back, and it does marginally increase performance. Loading shows, merging files, backup were faster, other than that, most other activities were the same.

    However, I also tried that same drive in our older iPC and saw a signifiant improvement in boot time and general response.... not speaking for anyone else's views, but especially in the older console, it was def snappier.
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