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A solid-state drive (SSD) is a\u00a0nonvolatile\u00a0storage device that stores persistent\u00a0data\u00a0on\u00a0solid-state\u00a0flash memory.\u00a0 Solid-state drives actually aren’t hard drives in the traditional sense of the term, as there are no moving parts involved.<\/p>\n

A traditional hard disk drive (HDD) consists of a spinning disk with a read\/write head on a mechanical arm called an actuator. An SSD, on the other hand, has an array of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, using integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical storage media.<\/p>\n

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SSD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HDD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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SSD vs. HDD pros and cons<\/h3>\n

SSD performance is considered to be much faster than the highest performance electromechanical disk drives. Seek time and latency are also substantially reduced, and end users typically enjoy much faster boot times. In general, SSDs are more durable and much quieter than HDDs, with no moving parts to break or spin up or down. SSDs employ wear leveling to increase drive lifespan. Wear leveling is typically managed by the flash controller, which uses an algorithm to arrange data so write\/erase cycles are distributed evenly among all the blocks in the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Attribute<\/strong><\/td>\nSSD (Solid State Drive)<\/strong><\/td>\nHDD (Hard Disk Drive)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Draw \/ Battery Life<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"Less power draw, averages 2 \u2013 3 watts, resulting in 30+ minute battery boost<\/span><\/td>\nMore power draw, averages 6 \u2013 7 watts and therefore uses more battery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nExpensive, roughly $0.20 per gigabyte (based on buying a 1TB drive)<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Only around $0.03 per gigabyte, very cheap (buying a 4TB\u00a0model)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Capacity<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nTypically not larger than 1TB for notebook size drives; 4TB max for desktops<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Typically around 500GB and 2TB maximum for notebook size drives; 10TB max for desktops<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Operating System Boot Time<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Around 10-13 seconds average bootup time<\/span><\/td>\nAround 30-40 seconds average bootup time<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noise<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>There are no moving parts and as such no sound<\/span><\/td>\nAudible clicks and spinning can be heard<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vibration<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>No vibration as there are no moving parts<\/span><\/td>\nThe spinning of the platters can sometimes result in vibration<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heat Produced<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Lower power draw and no moving parts so little heat is produced<\/span><\/td>\nHDD doesn\u2019t produce much heat, but it will have a measurable amount more heat than an SSD due to moving parts and higher power draw<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Failure Rate<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Mean time between failure rate of 2.0 million hours<\/span><\/td>\nMean time between failure rate of 1.5 million hours<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
File Copy \/ Write Speed<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Generally above 200 MB\/s and up to 550 MB\/s for cutting edge drives<\/span><\/td>\nThe range can be anywhere from 50 \u2013 120MB \/ s<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Encryption<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFull Disk Encryption (FDE) <\/span>\"\"<\/span>Supported on some models<\/span><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Full Disk Encryption (FDE) Supported on some models<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
File Opening Speed<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>Up to 30% faster than HDD<\/span><\/td>\nSlower than SSD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magnetism Affected?<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/span>An SSD is safe from any effects of magnetism<\/span><\/td>\nMagnets can erase data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Whether it’s normal web hosting<\/a> or VPS<\/a>, Host Mayo provides only pure SSD hosting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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