Terms like hard disk, drive, partition, and image are often confusing. Knowing the difference saves time and avoids errors ...

固态硬盘简称SSD是Solid State Drive的缩写，通常用固态电子存储芯片阵列而制成的硬盘，由控制单元和存储单元（FLASH 芯片、DRAM芯片）组成。固态硬盘在接口的规范和定义、功能及使用方法上与普通硬盘的完全相同，在产品外形和尺寸上也完全与普通硬盘一致。被广泛应用于军事、车载、工控、视频 ...

IEEE发布报告，认为SSD不会大规模占领磁盘驱动器市场，因为HDD的每比特存储成本下降速度足以抵消SSD的技术进展。Tom Coughlin在8月的数字存储技术 ...

我们经常可以看到SSD比HDD要贵出10倍+，但最近，以3TB容量为界，就不是这样了，因为随着SSD内的闪存芯片数量越来越少，芯片密度越来越大，SSD价格也在大幅下降。低于3TB容量的SSD，价格相比HDD，介于1.2和2.7倍之间。一些专家预计，今年闪存芯片项目将一分为二，以便更好地应对HDD竞争。 而另一 ...

As the video (below) demonstrates, the SSD was able to finish booting and connect to a wireless network while the HDD model was still spinning its gear on the grey boot screen.

Microsoft has apparently set a deadline for the switch from HDD to SSD boot drives When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

You don't need some super-fast, next-gen PCIe 5.0-based SSD but even a basic 2.5-inch SATA SSD is world's better than a mechanical HDD. Microsoft knows this, we know this, OEMs know this.

Sources from within the OEM computer industry have reported that Microsoft may be planning to end HDD boot drive support by as early as next year!