Anyone purchasing a new laptop computer has (or will) have to make a choice between solid state drives (SSD) and traditional hard disk drives (HDD), and desktop owners will probably see this option opening up to them soon, too. Why would you choose the new technology of an SSD over established HDD?
Solid State Drives are related to the thumb drives and flash cards – they store your data on a non-mechanical device – no moving parts. There are no mechanical failures (and subsequent data loss) ever possible with a device that doesn’t try to spin a platter at 1000′s of revolutions per minute, which is how a hard disk drive operates.
Sure, an electromagnetic pulse can wipe out an SSD. But you can do the same with a HDD. Stay away from nuclear weapons and x-ray machines with these guys, unless they are heavily shielded. Any stray cosmic ray particle might do damage to an SDD that wouldn’t phase a hard disk. SSD drives will eventually become commonplace in average computers. Checkout newegg SSD drives for more information.
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