Solid State Drives (SSD) are the newest fad in the world of personal computing.
Promising enhanced performance and silent operation since there are no movable parts that first need to spin-up like standard hard disk drives.
This promise is still out of reach for a good number of consumers since SDD’s are still very high-priced and their capacities cannot compete with those of the current hard disk drives.
Luckily, the last few months have seen prices plunge considerably and capacities have been increased to 512GB, although these are ridiculously high-priced.
But why the rage? Getting a SSD, presents some nice advantages over normal HDD's. They are faster since no start-up is required and the operation is entirely silent. They use less power than standard HDD's, thus giving notebook owners improved battery performance. The lack of moving parts also make them more dependable and the dangers of irrecoverable data damage are lessened.
There are some key disadvantages that must still be overcome. Firstly, they are still way too expensive for the regular user. Secondly, SSD’s tend to slow down with usage, although this is less evident in the newest models. As data is added and free blocks decrease, performance tend to noticeably degrade. SSD’s also have trouble managing deleted data by not efficiently recovering the deleted blocks.
Certain operating systems, like Windows 7, are TRIM enabled. A command that enables the operating system to clear these blocks as data is deleted. Most newer model SSD’s support TRIM, but very few of the older models. Also, SSD’s shine while writing large amounts of data, but performance appreciably drops while writing smaller data files.
Must I get a Solid State Disk? Currently, their prices make it hard to suggest buying one. They do offer some good advantages over standard hard disk, but the advantages are not adequate to defend the price. Unless, you use an operating system that supports TRIM, SSD’s at this time offer no performance advantages. Those of us who are not technology junkies should rather wait a while longer before looking to get a SSD. Solid State Disks are the future; it is not yet set for mainstream usage.
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