Hard Disk Drives
Hard Disk Drives are a storage solution that can be used to store data such as video files , documents and applications as well as operating as your Boot Drive for Windows 10.
3.5" Hard Disk Drives offer low cost per Gigabyte over Solid State Drives and therefore offer an ideal solution for all types of PCs and Workstations.
The advantages of 3.5" Hard Disks drives are reliability and vast storage capability up to 12 Terabytes of a single drive.
The disadvantages over SSD ( Solid State Drives ) is access speeds and therefore the ideal solution for extra performance is to have a small SSD drive which will be used for Windows and Applications and then use the 3.5" Hard disk to store your data.
If you only have one drive in your PC then that drive should be a Hard Disk Drive which will give you vast storage space and reliability for many years.
STORAGE
All of your files, programs, music and videos are held on a storage drive. There are four major kinds to choose from:
HARD DISK DRIVES
More commonly known as Hard Drives, HDDs are mechanical disk drives used for storing large amounts of data. The vast majority of PCs have an HDD, the only thing to consider when choosing one is how much space you need.
SOLID STATE DRIVES
An SSD is a much faster version of a hard drive. Rather than having a mechanical disk, it has digital flash memory, like a USB pen. The only drawback is that SSDs have lower capacities than hard drives; that's why the most common set-up we see, and certainly the one we recommend, utilises both types of drive: an SSD to store Windows, your games and your programs, and then a larger hard drive to store all your documents, music, pictures and videos. There is minimal benefit to loading such small files from an SSD, but booting Windows and your programs from the SSD will be noticeably faster, so it's the best of both worlds
HYBRID DRIVES
A Solid State Hybrid Drive is, as it sounds, a combination between the two main types of drive. It's a mechanical hard drive with a small amount of solid state memory included. Your PC then allocates the files automatically, so to the user, the only difference between a hybrid drive and a normal drive is a slight speed boost..
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