Re: How to compare solid state disks to standard SATA disks ?

"Conor" <conor_turton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
Is an SSD faster than a standard rotationg SATA ?
The jargon is hard to get past. I get the impression that
the SSD is just small and low power, rather than fast.

Some are faster whilst others are slower. The "mechanical" HDD brigade
have upped their game though.

Power wise, there's not a lot in it.

I'd wait another 6 months as it's a new technology and improvements are
being made all the time.

Maximum PC magazine just did a review of several SSDs. The short version
is that there are 2 major versions right now: SLD and MLD (Single- and
Multi-Level Device) flash RAM chips. The SLD are "good" and the MLD are
"cheaper." The cheaper MLD devices are WAY too slow on writes to replace a
"performance" HDD. The SLD devices are comparable in performance to HDDs,
but $800+ for the current 64 GB variety.


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