Review of Solid State Drive (SSD) powered by the Slant community.
SSD ($50+) uses flash memory to save data instead of magnetic spinning platters that HDDs use. Using an SSD can boost the speed of any computer.
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Pros
Pro Way fast
SSD retrieves information at nearly the speed of light.
Cons
Con Limited number of read/write cycles
SSDs have a limited number of read/write cycles, but they still manage to last a reasonably long time so it shouldn't be a huge concern.