Solid State Drive (SSD) versus Hard Drive (HDD)


Side by side comparison of features between a Solid State Drive and a SATA hard drive:


Solid State Drive   SATA Hard Drive
Ultra lightweight, about 4 - 5 ounces.   Usualy about 2 pounds.
Ultra low power about 2 - 3 watts.   Usualy about 10 - 20 watts.
Ultra low seek time: 0.3ms.   Usualy about 10 - 15ms seek time.
Longer life more than 1 million hours (114 years).   You will be lucky if it last longer than 3 years.
Absolutely zero noise.   You will hear low humming + head seeking noise.