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What is a Solid State Drive (SSD)? Plus the Pros and Cons

What is a Solid State Drive (SSD)? Plus the Pros and Cons

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What is a Solid State Drive (SSD)? + Pros and Cons

Solid State Drives (SSDs) are quickly becoming the computer storage of choice for operating systems and apps. You can find them in the latest laptops, phones, tablets, and even consoles.

These drives are very popular because of their excellent performance and durability. But what is an SSD anyway?

To understand what makes SSDs different, we need to go back in time and look at traditional hard disk drives (HDDs). Until recently, an HDD was the standard type of drive found in virtually all computers.