SSD vs HDD???

[Mandude]

SSD
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0351760

VS

HDD
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=035215

SSD 280 r/w
vs
Transfer Rate 600 MB/s

Or is SSD nice because of the seek times? I guess I don't understand the differnece between a 3 SATA SSD and a 6 SATA HDD.

I want to buy a SSD just for application and OS use then a 1 tb HHD for storage of photos and what not? But if I buy this SSD can I mirror my current HDD so I can put as normal from SSD?

 

[Mandude]

Never mind after some research I found this website. Why I asked this question is because I am at work and many sites are blocked so it took me a while to find this page, also I am going to buy my ssd today!!!

http://elitepcbuilding.com/ssd-vs-hdd

 

[sminlal]

Or is SSD nice because of the seek times?

Yes.

SSDs have access times that are typically around 100 times faster than a hard drive. If you're reading a lot of little files, the access time is a lot more import than the transfer rate. This is why SSDs boot the OS and start up programs so much faster than HDDs.

 

[Mandude]

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