A technician is tasked with replacing a failing storage device in a user's laptop. The current storage device is a 500GB mechanical hard disk drive (HDD). The user requests an upgrade to a storage solution that will offer better performance and reliability. Which of the following should the technician recommend and install?
Install a 500GB solid-state drive (SSD)
Add a 1TB external hard drive for additional storage space
Add a new SSD and migrate over fragmented and frequently read files for better performance
Replace it with another 500GB HDD for compatibility