SSDs vs Hard Drives as Fast As Possible

SSD vs HDD or hard drive is a question that I get a lot, so I took a few minutes to answer it for you. Enjoy :)

Buy SSD

Buy Hard Drive

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[brickabang]

I always hear people saying that SSD’s are faster than hard drives, but when I put them both on a desk, neither of them moved. What a lie.

[SabzAndMasenko-TheKitchen]

I googled what a dolphin was because I thought a dolpin was a term used for broken hard drives or something, I feel so dumb

[chrod]

You look alot like that guy from LinusTechTips

[TheMultipower]

Simple solution:
Have a SSD and Hard Drive.

[gamerfreak]

I bought the SanDisk 960GB SSD for $250, and it dropped down by almost $50 in the past few months. SSDs are finally getting a lot cheaper.

[peterbarclay]

Best option: Buy a 120gb SSD just for Windows and a 1TB HDD to store your shit

[Pearlflower]

Thank you, from a newbie with no knowledge on computer

[ethanweitzel]

$160 for a 256gb SSD in 2014
$30 for the 240gb SSD I just got on Amazon in 2019.
w o w

[AndrewVasirov]

So basically:
SSD for the OS
HDD for the rest of the files, including games.

[AlexandraGoddard]

Help! My HDD is making a fast clicking sound. It also occasionally blows water and jumps through a hoop.  It seems to respond better after giving it a fish... I think it may indeed be turning into a marine mammal...

[danielsolomon]

I just want to say that I really appreciate your channel being all about quick informative videos. It's not about getting the most ad dollars by making longer drawn out videos. You're actually helping people in the easiest, and best way possible. Thank you!

[noelc]

you know my daughter's secondary school is using Linus's techquickie videos in class now lol,   my daughter told her teacher my dad watches these lol,   I thought that's awesome

[JasonSalgado]

As of April 7th 2020,
It's crazy how SSD's have come such a long way since 2014. $120 dollars today could get you a 1TB SSD or a 5TB HDD, HDDs still store more but SSDs are not far behind, and with the speed of M.2 or a SATA port its almost impossible to go back to HDDs even if they are larger incapacity.

[jayluvwalu]

5 years down the line and this video is still really useful. Thank you Techquickie!!
2019 Anyone??🙋🏾‍♂️🙋🏾‍♂️

[jpsanchez]

almost 10 years later and still teaches amazing tech tips the same way.

[williammoon]

Its crazy to think looking back now how a 256gb ssd used to be $160. Nowadays you can get on for only about $40-$50.

[SinerAthin]

I bought both an SSD AND a HDD.

I use my SSD to run my complicated programs on, and store my excess data such as movies, videos and temporary downloads on the HDD.

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!

[BensoftMedia]

Accessing photos of course can benefit from blazing speeds. My friend loves taking photos, so has a gigantic Aperture library. On his old computer with a HDD it took literally 10-15 minutes to load his library up. On SSD it takes 20-30 seconds.

[renm]

Its been 7 years now since the video uploaded, no dislike, i love this communication. Its like stay in the room play games and never come out.

[HumorousLOL]

Even more simply put:

Use SSD for your Operating system (Windows, etc), games, and programs.

Use a hard drive to store huge files like movies, music, and photos.