“SSDs spin platters.”
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SSD vs. HDD
Solid-state storage (no moving parts) versus mechanical hard disk drive.
The comparisoni
“SSDs use flash memory — no moving parts, faster, more expensive per GB. HDDs (hard disk drives) spin magnetic platters under a read head.”
The ruleii
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SSD = flash. HDD = spinning platter.
SSD: Solid-State Drive — flash memory, no moving parts, much faster random access (typical read 500 MB/s+), more expensive per GB. HDD: Hard Disk Drive — magnetic platters spinning under a head, slower (~150 MB/s), cheaper per GB. Modern laptops use SSDs almost exclusively.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Flash vs spinning.