SSD installation in Valbonne & Sophia-Antipolis
A PC or Mac that takes three minutes to boot and stutters the moment you open the browser? The culprit is almost always an old hard drive. For Valbonne and Sophia, I replace it with a high-performance SSD — up to 10x faster, machine given another 4-5 years. At your home, at your desk or at the workshop.
The SSD remains the most cost-effective upgrade, including for a well-equipped clientele like that of Sophia: a more responsive machine means minutes saved every day. For €60-150 depending on the capacity, boot in 10 seconds, instant applications, no more slowdowns with several windows open.
Identical cloning is the key: I copy the entire system (Windows or macOS, programs, dev environment, passwords, files) onto the SSD. You get your machine back exactly as it was — no reinstallation, no environment to reconfigure, no passwords to track down.
For the area, I collect the machine, work at your desk or you bring it to the workshop. Intervention within 24-48 h. High-performance NVMe for heavily used workstations (editing, virtualisation, compiling). Old drive returned in a USB enclosure or recycled with secure erasure.
What I handle in Valbonne
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Samsung 870 EVO / 980, Crucial, WD. Fast NVMe for heavily used workstations (editing, VMs, compiling).
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System, programs, dev environment and settings cloned identically. No reconfiguration.
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500 GB (the most requested), 1 TB, 2 TB for large volumes of data and projects.
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TRIM, alignment, firmware up to date. Maximum performance from delivery.
Labour + cloning. SSD extra depending on capacity (~€70 for 500 GB, ~€110 for 1 TB, NVMe depending on model).
callRequest a quoteHow it works
- 1Collection in Valbonne/Sophia, work at your desk or drop-off at the workshop
- 2Diagnosis — type of drive (SATA, NVMe) and compatibility
- 3Firm quote with a recommended capacity
- 4Identical cloning (1-3 h depending on volume)
- 5Return + demonstration of the speed
Frequently asked questions
Does an SSD help a heavily used workstation?expand_more
Yes, especially in NVMe: opening large projects, compiling, virtual machines, editing. Disk access is no longer the bottleneck. For heavy workloads, I also recommend checking the RAM.
Can my Mac take an SSD?expand_more
The 2014-2017 Intel Macs (iMac, MacBook Pro) gain enormously. On recent models with a soldered SSD, an internal upgrade isn't possible — the solution: a fast Thunderbolt external SSD, which I set up. Diagnosis depending on your model.
Does the cloning keep my dev environment?expand_more
Yes, that's the whole point: Windows or macOS, programs, variables, the complete environment are copied identically. You reboot on the SSD and everything is there, 10x faster.
How long without my machine?expand_more
24 to 48 h on average. The cloning takes 1-3 h depending on volume; I batch the jobs. Express possible for a business emergency.
Is the SSD guaranteed?expand_more
Manufacturer's warranty of 3 to 5 years depending on the brand, plus my 3-month guarantee on the work. Far more reliable than a mechanical drive.
Sophia, Valbonne: an SSD and your machine runs like new.
Free diagnosis. If I can't fix it, you pay nothing. 3-month guarantee on every job.