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A Comparison Of Solid State Drives And Hard Disk Drives

November 21, 2011 | Author: Andrew Johnson | Posted in Computers

A new option for computer memory storage, a solid state drive, is beginning to look attractive when compared to conventional hard drives. But for many their high cost is an insurmountable barrier to ownership. SDDs are faster and draw less energy than HDDs, and they are less heavy, making them a natural choice for laptops and other small computing devices. Fortunately, thanks to recent technological advances, their lofty prices may be coming down dramatically.