Choosing Between SSD Storage, SSHD, HDD for Your Laptop
Choosing the best storage option to update your laptop PC performance is not as easy as it seems. Do you need a hard disk (HDD), solid state solid disk (SSD), or solid-state solid-state hard disk (SSHD)?
There are a number of important factors to consider, and no single solution is available that always provides the best performance in each category.
As the most important decision, you must choose the option that best meets your unique needs. Let’s detail the main criteria to help you determine which option is right for you.
Size
Without moving parts, SSD products are the thinnest storage option available. The moving parts are especially good for thin and light PCs as well as complex and industrial designs. For standard notebooks, SSDs are available in height 5 mm and 7 mm. Through comparison, hard disks are available in standard designs of 7 mm and 9.5 mm. SSHD is introduced with a size of 9 mm, then will soon be shipped with a size of 7 mm, and 5 mm design has been announced for delivery in 2013.
Capacity
Hard disks are powerful machines with little capacity and data that can be stored.
SSHD technology also offers maximum capacity point with affordable price point, while SSDs are only affordable with lower capacity. High capacity SSDs are very expensive.
Speed
SSDs provide peak performance for booting and high read / write performance to support computing that requires better multitasking capabilities. On the other hand, SSHD can provide almost SSD-like performance for booting, launching and loading data. Hard disks usually provide adequate performance for the majority of PC platforms sent today.
Price
At the system level, low capacity SSDs can be reached in the range of 32 GB to 64 GB. However, high-capacity SSDs are very expensive, especially when measured on a cost per gigabyte. Hard disks provide the lowest cost per gigabyte. SSHD provides a cost per gigabyte that is somewhat higher than the hard disk.
Battery life
In general, storage will not affect battery life in laptop computers more than 10%. The operation of the processor and LCD power consumes the battery. However, SSD has the most efficient power, and SSHD has the second most efficient power because it can rotate down more often than hard disk.
Reliability
The failure rate on SSD, hard disk, and SSHD technologies has very similar ratings. SSHD has the advantage of using more efficient SSD and hard disk parts than if SSDs and hard drives are separate.
Endurance
SSD looks more durable just because of its solid state design. Without moving parts, SSDs can withstand impacts, drops, and higher extreme temperatures.
Summary
Considering all these criteria can make laptop storage updates look like a difficult decision. But maybe this is all due to cost effectiveness: How can you get maximum capacity as fast as solid state but according to your budget?
See more details on hybrid hard disk solid state (SSHD). Hybrid hard disk solid state can provide the best combination of performance characteristics to meet your needs.