Why You Should Upgrade To A Solid State Drive (SSD) For Your Computer

As we all know by default (using technological terms) Hard Disk Drive (HDD) has been storing our data for centuries, with much more improved speed and larger storage capacity.

The old guard is still working efficiently today, but due to its components and fashion of build, it has become unreliable in our day to day activities as we often loose our data when it crashes.

A lot of researches have been put into the storage system with relatively positive outcome. Storage devices are smaller in sizes, and lightening fast. A perfect example is is the Solid State Drive (SSD).

Gratitude to latest technological improvement, Solid State Drive makes our work much more efficient and time saving. Nevertheless it is still in its early stage, as the storage capacity is lesser than the traditional Hard Disk Drive.
Here are few reasons why you should choose the Solid State Drive (SSD) over the Hard Disk Drive;

* SPEED: SSD has lower latency, faster read/writes. Much time is not required for data to be processed. Unlike HDD where the platters inside must keep rolling every time as the writer/reader head writes and reads data.

* Life Span: SSD doesn’t have moving parts (platters), therefore, there's no tendency of its parts wearing. Wearing occurs when two metals rub each other over a long period of time. Since SSD has no moving parts, this prolongs its lifespan.

* Fragmentation: The performance of HDD drives worsens due to fragmentation; therefore, they need to be periodically fragmented by virtually splitting large files into small fragments, making it difficult for large files to open very fast. In the case of SSD, this is no problem as data are compacted together.

* Vibration: The moving parts of HDDs make them susceptible to crashes and damage due to vibration. SSD drives can withstand vibration up to 2000Hz. If your PC falls to the ground mistakenly, be rest assured your data in the SSD is safe.

* Noise/Sound: Hard disk drives use more electricity to rotate the platters, generating heat and noise which are dis-pleasant to the ears.  SSD has no rotating platters but chips which uses less power and do not generate heat or dis-pleasant noise.

* Out-fashioned Components: HDD contains moving parts (a motor-driven spindle that holds one or more flat circular disks (called platters) coated with a thin layer of magnetic material. Read-and-write heads are positioned on top of the disks. SSD has no moving parts; it is essentially a memory chip. It is interconnected, integrated circuits (ICs) with an interface connector.

As stated earlier, SSD technology is still new but with latest build materials, its price is relatively higher than HDD. But if you ever have a reason to get a new storage device for your computer, save up some cash and buy a SSD.

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