Solid-State Drive or SSD is a storage device containing nonvolatile flash memory. It is used in place of a hard disk because of its faster processing which stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory.
It’s different from the traditional hard disk drive (HDD) which consists of a spinning disk with a read/write head on a mechanical arm or the actuator. SSD has arrays of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, which uses integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical storage media.
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Regardless of which device we use, computer, tablet, or smartphone, it won’t work without a drive. Why? Because a drive is one component that stores all electronic data including applications, and files like audio, photo and video files and even our favorite games.
The performance of each device depends on how we store data. For instance, if a storage space is limited, your data is at risk because you might not be able to save it and the device you’re using would probably get sluggish.
Now, SSD was introduced. Moreover, SSD has no moving parts, and stores data using electronic circuits.
What are the important factors as to why SSD should be everyone’s drives?
A solid-state drive is faster
Just like what was previously mentioned, SSD performance is faster than the highest performance electromechanical disk drives. Seek time and latency is also substantially down, and end users typically enjoy much faster boot times. They boot within seconds and are ready to use almost immediately without you having to wait. Imagine clicking a program and having it load without delay; how good is that? The SSD write speeds that can reach up to 3,200 MB/s; which is good for those who do heavy video editing or musical composition.
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