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Solid State Drive – is a data storage technology which unlike HDD is based on Flash or DRAM. Data are stored in a semiconductor instead of a rotating disk.
SSD drives is negligible retention time, as opposed to the HDD does not have a rotating disk, moving heads and other mechanical components.
SSD drives are very durable and quiet in its operation.
| Parameters |
SSD (Solid State Drive) |
HDD (Hard Disk Drive
|
Power Draw / Battery Life
|
Less usage, an average of 2-3 watts,
as a result battery life increases by
30+ min of a portable computer |
More power draw, averages 6 – 7
watts and therefore uses more battery |
Operating System Boot Time
|
Around 10-13 seconds average
bootup time |
Around 30-40 seconds average bootup
time |
Noise
|
There are no moving parts and as
such no sound |
Audible clicks and spinning can be
heard |
Vibration
|
No vibration as there are no moving
parts |
Diska darbība dažkārt var radīt
vibrācijas
|
Heat Produced
|
Lower power draw and no moving
parts so little heat is produced
|
HDD doesn’t produce much heat, but it
will have a measurable amount more
heat than an SSD due to moving parts
and higher power draw |
File Copy / Write Speed
|
Generally above 200 MB/s and up to
550 MB/s for cutting edge drives |
The range can be anywhere from 50 –
120MB / s |
File Opening Speed
|
Up to 30% faster than HDD |
Slower than SSD |
Magnetism affected
|
An SSD is safe from any effects of
magnetism |
Magnets can erase data |
Link to Kingston http://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/consumer/suv400s3
* Discount is valid until 10.08.2016.