These new drives are lightning fast. Takes longer to open the music and set up the registration. I would need to qualify the load time as I leave the computer running 24/7 eliminating the boot time. The monitor isn't running since the install is headless. I would certainly encourage Marc and others still using a mechanical HDD to switch to a SSD. Not only are they faster, but long term more reliable. It isn't a question as to if a HDD will fail, but rather when. Using a (connected) HDD as backup storage will slow a system down.
Anyone wishing to check the speed of their system drive can download a free app - CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 to verify the read and write speeds. Using a HDD, I was getting a Read speed of approx 139 MB/s. Even upgrading to an "ordinary" SSD more than tripled the read speed to approx 542 MB/s.. As relating to running HW, the read speed is the prime factor as to load time.
https://crystalmark.info/en/2019/10/31/crystaldiskmark-7-0-0/With a new MOBO and appropriate CPU setup to run M.2, NVMe drives, you can expect to see read speeds of approx 3,0000 or so. If of course you are using an older computer not natively set up to run these drives, you will be limited to the SATA bus speed. Never-the-less, switching from a HDD to a SSD will be a significant improvement.
Rgds,
Ed