A user reports that their laptop takes a significantly long time to boot up and applications are sluggish when loading data. The laptop currently has a 5400 rpm hard disk drive installed. Which of the following replacement parts would BEST improve the system's performance?
Add more RAM to the existing system.
Install a new battery with a higher capacity.
Upgrade the existing HDD to a larger 7200rpm HDD.
Replace the existing HDD with a solid-state drive (SSD).
Replacing the current 5400 rpm HDD with an SSD will significantly improve the system's boot time and application responsiveness because SSDs have much faster read/write speeds than mechanical drives and contain no moving parts, which reduces the risk of mechanical failure and improves durability. Although adding RAM can enhance multitasking performance, it typically does not have as large an impact on boot times and data-loading speeds as switching to an SSD. Upgrading to a 7200 rpm HDD would yield only modest gains compared to an SSD, and replacing the battery would have no direct effect on performance.
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