What is the SSD?
SSD stands for Solid State Drives or Solid State Disk, is a data storage device that uses a series of IC as a memory used to store data or information As an analogy, we may not be familiar with the USB Flash Drive or USB Thumb Drive or USB memory stick. An electronic device that we use to save of data, which we often take it everywhere, which is plugged into the computer's USB terminal when trying to retrieve or store data.
SSD can be considered as an advanced version of the USB flash drive with a capacity of a much larger and serve as a replacement for hard drives used in computers.
So SSD is an electronic device that stores data such as a hard drive (HDD: Hard Disk Drive) but constructions such as USB Flash Drive, which consists of several IC as a memory.
As well as USB Flash Drive, SSD also has no moving parts in it. Data or information is only stored in the microchip. Unlike the hard drive that has a mechanical arm that moves to and fro to write and read data on a magnetic disk. This difference makes the SSD to work much faster than hard drives.
Hard drive (HDD) moves mechanically to pick up and storage of data or information, while moving electrically SSD to store and retrieve data or information. SSD works faster than HDD.
Components SSD
SSD generally uses a so-called NAND-based flash memory. This is a type of Non-Volatile memory. Simply put, Non-Volatile means that memory can still store data even though its supply voltage is switched off. This is the basic principle of a permanent memory such as USB Flash drives.
At first, many doubted the resilience of the data stored in the memory of this type. They assume the data can only be stored for a few years. Data will be lost if stored for much longer. But the reality is not the case especially with the latest technology. Even data can be stored safely up to 200 years. Here are examples of the brand Samsung SSD.
Advantages SSD
- Speeding up the boot (super fast in just 4 seconds on windows 8). SSD can boot faster to just take 30-75 percent of the hard disk boot time.
- Search files faster. Search files on the computer will be faster with the SSD even without indexing.
- Transfer files faster. Copy files to SSD only takes 50 percent of the hard disk
- Starting faster application. Opening a file with SSD takes only 10-50 percent of the hard disk.
- Processing files and data more quickly. The process of files and data to SSD only takes 50 percent of the hard disk.
- Care faster. Maintenance with SSD only takes 10-50 percent of the hard disk (eg maintenance, virus scanning, clean up registry).
- Save power (longer battery). SSD requires only 10 percent of the power of the hard disk.
- Multitasking nice. With multitasking SSD does not make your computer lag.
- Edit video faster. With SSD edit video only takes 50 percent of the hard disk.
- It can be carried safely SSDs do not use media discs easily scratched, so shockproof
- Cold SSD cold because no mechanical work.
- Weight. SSD weights only 50 percent of the weight of the hard disk of the same size
- No need organize files. With SSDs you do not need organize files.
- Cut your CPU work. With SSD load files faster so the processor does not wait for a long time and create a bottleneck to the CPU cooler, more power efficient.
- Faster response. SSD does not use mechanical so much faster response than the Hard disk.
Disadvantages SSD
- Expensive, price per byte capacities up to 10x the price per byte Hard Disk.
- Small Capacity.
It was some of the advantages and disadvantages of the SSD, With advantages like that you must have ssd on your computer so that your computer faster and you also comfortable to wear.
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From the above article have already explained why you should have an SSD on your computer or on your laptop, so if you want to buy a computer or a computer assembling I suggest using SSD for considering the performance is very fast and highly enhances your computer work. But I also do not force because the price is quite expensive.
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