Sometimes, a minor upgrade can really give your PC a performance boost and extend its life by a year or more. In IT, we're now providing the service of replacing older hard drives with new, speedy solid state drives (called SSD's), as well as upgrading to the latest Windows 10 version. Users can expect to see around 30% greater performance when booting your PC and working with files in Windows 10. The service is available to most University-owned computers purchased in the last 2-3 years. There are two options available: a 256 GB SSD for $120 or a 512 GB SSD for $200. There is no charge for Windows 10, however the service is not available if you want to keep Windows 7. Additionally, extra memory may be added to your PC to give it an even greater boost at a very minor cost. If you are interested, please contact the IT Help Desk to request a technician verify your computer is a suitable candidate and discuss which options will result in you seeing the most benefit.
IT is also advancing an initiative to "Power Up" public lab computers over the next few months. We will be adding new SSD's to supported public lab computers at no cost to the lab owner. We have completed the lobby of William Allen White library and will next be working on the LEC, 2nd floor WAW PC's, Richel Learning Space, and the Communications/Theatre Lab.
-Posted by Brian Osbourn, bosbourn@emporia.edu
-Posted by Brian Osbourn, bosbourn@emporia.edu
