
RAM doubled, HDD swapped for SSD, system cloned with Acronis — full hardware upgrade on an HP laptop with zero data loss.
A friend's HP laptop had two blocking issues: sluggishness (16 GB RAM insufficient for daily multi-tab use) and a nearly full 500 GB HDD. Rather than buying a new machine, I proposed a targeted hardware upgrade: double the RAM and replace the HDD with a larger, faster SSD — cloning all data to guarantee zero data loss and no reinstallation.
