(SSD) Solid State Drive Specifications Everyone seems to be making SSD drives these days. Not all SSD’s are created equal. Just with a rotational hard drive there are ways to measure and evaluate that SSD before you hand over the cash! IOPS When it comes to SSD performance, you should compare (IOPS) Input/Output Operations Per Second. IOPS is a estimated measure of how fast the SSD can read and write
Things to Consider When Buying An SSD In the early days of the SSD Drives, there were issues with reliability and longevity. Most of these problems have been adequately addressed by the manufacturers, but there are things you to consider before buying an SSD. [fac_icon icon=”check-square” color=”#00449e”] COST SSD prices have decreased dramatically in the last two years. Today SSD drives are very affordable as you can see below. Today you
Firmware and Power Settings for Your SSD Drive I think we all agree that, for now at least, SSD drives are the future of personal computing storage. If the primary drive of your PC is not running on an SSD, make plans to upgrade your system. The cost per Gigabyte are coming down and the performance increase and power saving for portable computing is significant. New SSD Drives appearing on the
Benchmarks Show Dramatic Performance Gains with an SSD Drive Upgrade The prices continue to drop on SSD drives, making them now, more than ever, an attractive upgrade for your PC or Laptop. In short there are three reasons you should consider an SSD Upgrade, swapping our that primary hard drive with an SSD drive. Significantly Improved Read/Write Performance They Consume Less Power They are Durable They also weigh less and operate
Verify SSD Trim Support – It is Important! You need to understand what TRIM does for your SSD drive, to appreciate why it is so important. You probably know your SSD drive is blazing fast at reading data, but not as fast at writing data. Here is why: When copying data to your new SSD it is copying to a blank space, so it is able to operate at full speed.