macuser88 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 [img]http://www.g-technology.com/products/_images/g-drive/g-drive_rearview_large.jpg[/img] Great new article from Canon that explains the differences between Solid State Hard Drives and Hard Disk Drives: [url=http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2012/hardDrives_ssd_vs_hdd.shtml]http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2012/hardDrives_ssd_vs_hdd.shtml[/url] To read more click the link above. Selection from article: "Advantages of Solid-state Drives SSDs can instantly read and/or write twice as fast HDDs. This is a clear advantage when booting a computer, downloading large files, opening software applications, or working on highly demanding tasks like photo or video editing. A critical deciding factor is the controller (the "brain") behind a SSD. A mediocre controller with a top rated SSD may end up being slower than a conventional HDD. SSDs do not need to be defragmented, and they stand a better chance of surviving a drop or impact. Strong magnetic fields, like speakers or even cell phones, can corrupt the data on a HDD, while SSDs are unaffected by magnets. SSDs consume less power (2W SDD vs. 7W HDD typical power consumption), and produce less heat, which greatly expands the life and battery performance on laptops and other portable devices." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisso Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Interesting. I'm faced with this choice right now (SSD vs FW800 drive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisamarg Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Its very interesting topic and have some new things. Thanks for this difference so that we can make better choice before use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toggen Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Morning folks! I´m also about to make a choice.. But hey, the PRICE on the best/biggest ssd`s - I´ll wait for the big price-drop -might take a few years! ::) T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amro Othman Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 My new Alienware laptop is being built now. It's going to have a 128GB Crucial M4 SSD and a 750GB Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid HDD. Should be stupid fast 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted March 12, 2012 Administrators Share Posted March 12, 2012 The best upgrade I ever did [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/6709/choosing-an-ssd-for-your-macbook-pro]http://www.eoshd.com/content/6709/choosing-an-ssd-for-your-macbook-pro[/url] I use a Kingston 240GB SSD as my main drive for running apps off, editing footage, etc. Then for extra storage room I have my old MacBook 750GB HDD in the optical bay. One of the biggest real-world speed increases I ever had... More than a RAM or CPU upgrade even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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