There are a good number of reasons to consider SSDs; they are 5-10 times faster in read/write speeds than traditional HDDs. This means your computer can start much faster — ideally 10-13 seconds average bootup time. Also, you can open and close programs faster and move files around quickly. SSDs emit less heat because they don’t have moving parts, and they last longer because of less wear and tear. But there are a number of reasons why you might still want to stick to the good old HDDs.
Price: Traditional HDDs are dirt-cheap
Traditional magnetic HDDs have over the years reduced in price. Magnetic HDDs are sold in 3.5″ for desktops and 2.5″ sizes for laptops. The price per GB can be as low as just $0.03 if we consider 4TB hard drive which is super cheap. The bigger the capacity you buy, the less you spend considering price/GB.
Traditional HDDs have bigger capacity
Besides cost, traditional magnetic HDDs still outstrip the more modern SSDs when it comes to capacity options. A single traditional HDD can have storage capacity from 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, 8TB up to 14TB in commercial use today. The prices are fairly reasonable as you can tell below; -Seagate Archive 8TB ($250) -WD Black 6TB ($300) -HGST Ultrastar He8 8TB ($480) While SDDs are also increasing in capacity as evidenced by Seagate’s announcement of its 60 TB SSD monster this year, they are incredibly expensive. Even though the price has been officially announced, that SSD could go around $20,000+. A more realistic choice for high-end SSD right now is Samsung’s PM1633a which are available at prices of $10,000 for 15 TB and $6,000 for 7 TB.
