Solid State and Mechanical HDs whats the diff?

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As the title indicates I have this question Solid State and Mechanical HDs whats the diff?THX
 

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Asus P5B-VM
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CisNet
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Solid state: no moving parts, much much much faster, lower capacity, very expensive per GB, no sound; similar to RAM.

Mechanical: Spinning discs, cheap, generate heat and noise; available in larger capacities.
 

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Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
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AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
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8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
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Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
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Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
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A SSD uses flash memory, like a thumb drive and SD card.

A hard disk uses magnetic platers, like a floppy disk.

Read this article on SSDs and this article on hard disks for more info.

SSDs are way faster than HDDs, more reliable, use less energy, and run cooler. They also cost way more.

Hope this helps,
~Jonathan
 

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Asus P8Z68-V Pro
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EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
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2 x 1920x1080
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64GB Crucial M4 SSD

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Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
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Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
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CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
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Logitech MK320 (wireless)
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30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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