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SOLID STATE DRIVE (SSD)

FUNCTION OF SSD

A solid-state drive (SSD) (also known as a solid-state disk or electronic disk,though it contains no actual "disk" of any kind or motors to "drive" the disks) is a data storage device using integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently

COMPONENT
SSD technology uses electronic interfaces compatible with traditional block input!output ("!#) hard disk drives, thus permitting simple replacement in common applications

CHARACTERISTIC

$ower Draw ! %attery &ife &ess power draw, averages ' ( ) watts, resulting in )*+ minute battery boost

,ost -.pensive, /0 ** per gigabyte (based on buying a '1*2% drive)

,apacity 3ypically not larger than 40'2% for notebook si5e drives

#perating System %oot 3ime Around '' seconds average boot up time 6oise 3here are no moving parts and as such no sound

7eat $roduced &ower power draw and no moving parts so little heat is produced

8ile ,opy ! 9rite Speed 2enerally above '** :%!s and up to 4** :%!s for cutting edge drives

8ile #pening Speed ;p to )*< faster than 7DD :agnetism Affected= An SSD is safe from any effects of magnetism

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