solid-state drives

Chipset memory devices

Solid-state drives are data storage devices that use flash memory rather than spinning magnetic disks.

Unlike traditional hard drives, they have no moving parts, making them faster, quieter, and more resistant to physical shock.

Often abbreviated SSD: I upgraded to a solid-state drive and boot times dropped dramatically.

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semiconductors · NVMe · RAID · cloud storage · disaster recovery · random access · NAS · data center · firmware · hot-swappable · NAND · SATA · data integrity · energy efficiency · power consumption · storage capacity · data migration · cache memory

Opposites
storage technology/mechanism

solid-state driveshard disk drives

Magnetic computer storage units

HDDs · optical drives · CD-ROMs · DVD drives · tape drives

technology generation/era

solid-state drivesfloppy disks

Flexible magnetic storage media

floppy disk drives · punch cards · magnetic tape · core memory

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated G