SSD vs HDD - Which is Best for You? 

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Great information. Thank you. You nailed it and supported why I don't think I'll be straying from HDD storage in my next, new, Windows 11 desktop, tower pc (when we lose our Windows 10 support next year), even though pc manufacturers are now making fewer and fewer pcs w/HDDs.

I have heard otherwise that hdd have complaints in the long run - I'm planning to buy a storage option but am confused whether to go with HDD or SSD

​@@emceeshah3924for storage option I will advice u get the HDD for backup anytime. I have HDD for all my systems and 1terrabyte HDD of more than 10yrs+ and still working fine in 2024. U can decide to get an SSD for Ur everyday laptop but back it up on HDD

@@emceeshah3924 go with both ssd as a main driver and hdd to store stuff

I'm new to all this, so I apologize in advance. I am looking to storing (copies) my photos in a secondary backup, which would either be an ssd or hdd but I don't know which to go with. I have a phone, but I don't trust Google photos or their cloud. I want a long-term one. Every month or depending on how much pictures I take, I will put them in one of those 2 options. I want something that I can easily recover data from in case it gets damaged or accessing it after a couple of decades ( I don't know if that's possible) A few questions if you don't mind. Are these secured? If one steals it, can they access my data? The photos that I will put into them, how does the date, time, and location get affected? For example, let's say I took a photo on 08/02/2024 at 8am and put it into both of them, and a year later, I want to put it in a different phone or let's say a computer, will the date, and time change? How long does a hdd last, and can I keep it forever until I run out of storage, or should I upgrade, and how often? How fast is a hdd compared to a sdd? Thanks in advance!

SSD is just better

​@@d.d5619except for long term apparently

@@d.d5619 SSD is solely better for performance... Its only best used for a computer...If you want to have a backup storage.. , and no plan to run any operating system on it.. HDD will be better... Since its not affected much by read/write cycles. So in conclusion.. internal storage, SSD better.. ,external storage,HDD...

That’s the beauty of having a PC as well. You can get multiple storage slots and keep a massive HDD for etc.

Happy to hear it was helpful. Enjoy the new rig!

Good advice, but most of us aren't rich like Elon!

@@swallowedinthesea11 It's not 2016 anymore. You can pick up 1 TB of NVMe for under £100

@@swallowedinthesea11 Also back when I bought a drive. It was £120 for a 1TB gaming hard drive. Yes, hard drive. Not SATA SSD or NVMe.

@qwert.6969 It is! I bought a Crucial 500GB SSD for $25 USD not too long ago.

​@qwert.6969 actually yeah, not bad at all

That's a steel that's normally 200

How did you get that? Is it a SATA SSD?

@@shikhahalasiry2412 True, but what alternative is there? I have 270GB of data on the Cloud. I could have saved them onto an external HD or SSD, but those also can get damaged or lost. There's also the possibility of the Cloud getting compromised or hacked, but I don't see any other way.

no way cloud can fail to and has M-disks bluray is my go to and then hd what i here @@swallowedinthesea11

That is a terrible idea though. Imaging storing vinyl records in that hot environment.

Don't imagine people intentionally dropping their desktops

HDD will die faster compared to SSD.

bruh 💀💀u talkin about the "edge" part or the drive pun?

Yes.. and thats the tradeoff you will see , for better speeds.... So yeah.. For a running pc, SSD better.. But just for sake of storing data, and not accessing frequently,, hdd is better

Thank you!

That warms our hearts!

Yes it is. Install the software on the SSD and then in the software set your data location on the HDD

@@ZK-APA Thank you kind sir!

@joemygawd Thanks for the question. That's not a product we've ever sold, but we would suggest referring to your system or motherboard product manual. In terms of which type of hard drive to use, that will depend on your needs. Here are the ones we offer: www.onlogic.com/computers/components/storage/

yes, I would suggest store to simple CD or DVD. And SSD lifespan is much better compared to HDD.

Backup files onto the Cloud. If both the HDD and SSD fail, you still have everything important in the Cloud.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the questions. There are a lot of factors that will impact your particular experience with a hard drive, and SSD technology is constantly evolving, but here are some broad responses to your questions. Many photographers and other professionals who store a large quantity of image files prefer HDDs for long-term storage because of cost, durability, and data recovery ease. HDDs can often provide higher capacity at a lower cost per gigabyte (though the gap is closing). While HDDs are more susceptible to physical damage, they can reliably retain data for a long time when properly stored, whereas unpowered SSDs can suffer from data loss. Similarly, data recovery can be a more simple and effective process for HDDs (though this isn't always the case). In terms of security, neither SSDs nor HDDs inherently provide stronger security. If your drive is stolen, the data on it can be accessed. To protect your data, you should encrypt your drives using encryption software. The date, time, and location data (metadata) embedded in your photos will be preserved when you copy them to an SSD or HDD. This information is part of the photo file itself and will remain unchanged. HDDs can last for many years, often a decade or more, with proper care. However, technology advances, and you might consider upgrading for performance or capacity reasons. The frequency of upgrades depends on your needs. If you're simply archiving photos, you might not need to upgrade very often. SSDs are significantly faster than HDDs for reading and writing data. However, for long-term storage where you're primarily accessing data infrequently, this speed difference is less critical. As I'm sure you can imagine, there are a WIDE array of opinions on this topic, and everyone's experience and needs are different, but we hope this was helpful. Thanks for watching!

@@OnLogic thank you very much!!

SSD! Wouldn’t want to lose those projects from accidentally dropping your hard drive. I also just corrupted a hard drive with my drums on them from accidentally ejected it 😢

However, for backup. I would use a HDD. Especially if it’s just going to be sitting somewhere and not using it constantly. That way you can save even your oldest projects. Hope this helps! Might need both of them. HDD for storing older projects and SSD for on the go/recent & current projects/drums/ audio files if you’re constantly changing computers.

HHDs do sometimes make audible noise when reading or writing information. Solid state drives have no moving parts, so nothing to make any noise.

I honestly just want to use my laptop for social media, which would be better for me​?@@OnLogic

If you're bothered by the extremely low noise of a Hard Drive, you should be a member of the Justice League.

Oh my gosh that made me giggle I have hearing loss nd seensory issues so everyday noise that most people can ignore bother me and annoy me. I often wonder if I'm highly functional person on the spectrum but definitely a highly asenaitive person who needs a certain amount of alone and quiet time everyday just to function without freaking out and having meltdowns lol @@bencapra3801

If you can only choose one, go for a SSD now and then add a hard drive later for your games library

HDD, because you need more storage space over higher speed

No way

No HDD’s are ~200 MB/s, Gen4 NVME SDD’s are ~6,000 MB/s and faster. You’d need 30 HDDs interacting perfectly to come close.

Thanks for the question. Both work just fine for storing pictures, videos, and documents. HDD is, generally, the more cost effective option while SSDs often allow for faster transfer of files.

Time is money

@@damiandigitaldude5531 i have both, but hdd is so stupidly cheap that the only reason to use sdd is to boot up or play pcvr

Yea for 95% of consumer use case ssds are it, but like the guy said, hdds are still applicable today for certain specific cases like massive data storage lol

​@@quintit yes. For storage it's still good. For the operative system ssd is better.