SSD vs HDD: Which Storage Should You Buy?
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Speed, price per gigabyte, lifespan and noise — a simple comparison to help you decide.
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Your storage drive decides how fast your computer starts, opens apps and copies files. Here is how solid-state drives compare with traditional hard drives.
Speed
A SATA SSD is about five times faster than a hard drive, and an NVMe SSD can be more than twenty times faster. Windows starts in seconds and apps open instantly.
Price and capacity
Hard drives still cost less per gigabyte, so they are good for large photo and video archives. SSD prices keep falling, and 512 GB to 1 TB is now affordable.
Durability and noise
SSDs have no moving parts, so they are silent and survive bumps better — ideal for laptops.
Our advice
Use an SSD for Windows and your apps, and add a hard drive only if you need cheap extra space.
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