Three Factors in Every Hard Drive Purchase

HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive and is a type of mass storage for computers.  They come in two different sizes (form factors) 2.5″, for laptops, and 3.5″, for desktop computers.  An HDD uses a read/write head that access data stored on the disk.  Three factors can affect performance of the drive and should be [...]

What You Should Know about SSDs

A Solid State Drive (SSD) has no moving parts, utilizing flash memory to store and access data.  This is similar to a data stick.  This gives the SSD some advantages over a mechanical Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

The primary advantage is speed.  Without moving parts, the drive is able to access the date faster.  This allows [...]