A lot of people use smart devices every day and are not aware of the difference their decision makes when using one device over another. Today we have a variety of devices to help our day go forward. There are desktops, laptops, tablets, cell phones, watches, TVs and more. Each device has certain things in common such as a hard drive, screen, motherboard, CPU and more.
The part of each device most people take for granted is the hard drive. Most people know a hard drive is the component that saves a permanent copy of your documents, pictures, saved websites and even the operating systems and programs that you use. Over the last several years there have been advancements in the hard drive sector for the desktop and laptop market. That advancement is with SSDs.
When computers became popular there was your traditional hard drives. These drives had mechanical moving parts that saved and read your data. As time went on these drives became faster and held more and more data. After many years these drives have met their limits in speed. These hard drives will go slower over time and eventually fail or corrupt due to the moving parts becoming worn. Over the last several years a new technology has become popular due to how these drives save and read.
SSDs do not have moving parts, simply put, energy in and energy out. This allows the data to move a lot faster, up to 10x faster. Apple products have used this technology a lot longer than Windows PCs and laptops. This is why some people have gravitated to the iMacs and the MacBook’s. For others it is the operating system (that’s another story for another time). Higher end devices are now coming standard with SSDs. The major players in the hard drive industry are lowering product on the “old style” hard drives and increasing production on the “newer style” SSDs. These drives will eventually fail just like the traditional, but remain faster over a longer period of time. Prices have come down as popularity and production ramps up. Per GB these drives are not that much more expensive than their older counterpart.
In the end, when looking for a new desktop or laptop look at the technology inside it and not just the price. Also, if you currently own a computer or laptop and you are thinking of getting a newer unit, remember you may not have to. For a lower cost you can have the hard drive replaced by an SSD. Most times this is all you have to do to get that new laptop or computer feeling.
