Should You Get an SSD for Your Computer? (A Solid State Drive)

[@floridaboz1]

I love getting the answer in the first 30 seconds, thanks Joe

[@philc.352]

I wholeheartedly agree!

[@wattshirneisen5060]

I do too

[@TheFallensChannel]

me knock knock him whos there me joe him joe? who? me joe mama

[@nrby8887]

SSD for system HDD for storage.

[@Soraviel]

yep that is my motto 😎

[@kevinism101]

I support this!

[@BigSacul]

Perfect strat, i have a 222 gb SSD and a 2 tb HDD for data

[@leou84]

why is that?

[@Anthony-dk7de]

I got an SSD for both 😎. 1TB Samsung.

[@Ketetheawesomeness]

In short: if you can afford it, yes.

[@Edwardo160]

exactly

[@painkiller1968]

SSDs are super cheap now.

[@SupremeNerd]

@@painkiller1968 yeah depending on the amount of storage

[@4th19th2]

@@painkiller1968 Affordable

[@saulius1664]

Guess I made the right choice.

[@ThioJoe]

Fun fact this is one of my favorite thumbnails I've made idk why

[@cikeZ00]

1st...!?!?!?!

[@batman9937]

ThioJoe you love thicc ssd's don't you

[@DanMan5000]

ThioJoe it's a good thumbnail

[@l.c3994]

ThioJoe I have got a ssd 120gb just for my os and a 2tb hard drive so what other things should I put on the ssd

[@DanMan5000]

illuminatie boss anything that takes a long time to load

[@blaziansong85]

Not a techie and I was able to comprehend a lot of what you said. I appreciate it.

[@Conduiticity]

I actually have 15 m.2 drives, my computer boots before I press the power button

[@mohyou9551]

Charlie Neal that's not a good thing

[@q-vercubes9205]

that means that the computer can detect the button press before it even happens, this means that the signal going from the button to the motherboard has to be faster than instant travel O_o. You broke reality

[@fullgremlin9071]

I have 30, my computer knows before I poop and voids my bowels for me

[@balloney2175]

hahahahahahahahaha.... my stomach aches laughing... hahahahaha I keep rolling on the floor laughing!!!

[@kings_nemesis5995]

Detriot become human much?

[@kervinnilo687]

10:53 You're Welcome.

[@Anthony-dk7de]

Damn lol

[@theaverageace546]

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[@prabhanieliyanage6860]

U will be rembered

[@mattmoreira210]

My welcome?!

[@maury2zz]

Thanks

[@protectorofillinois3]

I also want to add that the SSD lowers my energy bill, uses less power, less heat, and you stated perfectly, no moving parts at all. I'm going to get an external SSD drive for backup use.

[@gamermapper]

SSDs don't last very long. They're really great for making your PC work very fast but absolutely not for backup.

[@protectorofillinois3]

@@gamermapper Yes. I realized this and since posting this comment, I changed my mind and got 2 external HDD drives for backup use instead 🙂

[@kevinhharmony8420]

OK, I just finished watching like 6 videos on ssds. By far, this guy has the best voice, the best rythm and keeps it the most interesting.

[@hamooozmugharbel]

I would love to upgrade to an SSD but i need my 8TBS of hentai

[@scar4892]

Hamza Mugharbel lmfao

[@keshav_c17]

Hamza Mugharbel wtf

[@AL-sd7uz]

Hamza Mugharbel I see that you are a man of culture

[@magzire]

Hamza Mugharbel how is cartoon porn a thing

[@DerbyMods]

magzire it's the best part of our culture.

[@ny3ali]

The only youtuber that can make a video 12 minutes long and not be boring.

[@mikeyoutube2964]

Hell yeah. I would listen to him all day. Awesome guy.

[@SicariusKun]

Tech Deals can make a 24 hour long video and still not be boring.

[@MrDoboz]

you don't like gameplays, do ya?

[@riansmomragingscreaming1079]

I’m gay !

[@4th19th2]

@@MrDoboz informational v enteraintment

[@Ilikeminecraft57]

It's amazing how far the price per GB has dropped on SSDs since the making of this video.

[@gamermapper]

How much did it change?

[@Ilikeminecraft57]

@@gamermapper A 128 GB MLC NAND module was about $42.50 in Sept. 2017. Now it's $11.20

[@pumpkinspice2048]

ikr now 4tb ssds cost 350 not 1500 lol

[@adham230]

@@pumpkinspice2048 And now, 10 months after your reply, there are 4TB SSD and even M.2 SSDs getting close to the $200 mark.

[@Craylor]

I finally got an SSD in my laptop 3 years ago. I'm so glad I did! I have a 256GB SSD for Windows and my programs, then I have a 1TB external hard drive for files. For video editing, I have a MacBook Pro running final cut with a 512GB SSD, then I have a 4TB external hard drive for file storage.

[@wta1518]

Why are you using final cut?!? Just use MS movie maker.

[@WWPTV]

5:48 So backup to WD Passports or whatever you all use every so often? I suggest several weeks to primary backup device. And a few more weeks to secondary backup device. That way you avoid ransom attacks.

[@david9572]

A good article and I agree that the most benefits would be gained by using the ssd as the primary disk for the os. In my 25 years experience of using traditional hard drives only a couple have ever failed. I still have a few IDE drives form 2003 that work perfectly. Used as archival disks via a hdd caddy, they store some of my old film collection. Dont know if I could trust an ssd to do that.

[@clemstevenson]

I would personally recommend the use of a relatively small SSD (120 to 240 gigabytes) as the boot drive, and high capacity HDDs for data storage. I would also recommend creating a clone backup drive, using a 2.5" HDD of a similar capacity to the SSD, via a SATA-to-USB adapter.

[@AndyinMokum]

I totally agree with you Stephen.

[@rolan5948]

Stephen Clementson yeah that’s pretty much what every PC gamer should do because whatever you do and no matter how much data your downloading you’ll always have fast browsing speed because of your SSD

[@okaro6595]

With today's prices anything below 500 GB makes no sense. $71 for 500 GB.

[@Cleeon]

Backup better at CD, DVD, or external hdd

[@okaro6595]

@INTJ-Scorpio-Sigma-Male SSD is a storage just like HDD. There are no special instructions how to use (as distinctive from installing) it. Only difference is that you do not defrag an SSD. if you have both SSD and HDD then you have to decide what so store where. As a general rule large media files should go to the HDD:

[@jerry3790]

I have two SSDs in my laptop. Didn’t cost that much for the 2nd one and now I have very fast extra space!

[@NETBotic]

Double your SSD RPM for FREE.

[@splo1nger909]

Jon Netbotic i cant hear my ssd spinning, is it broken?

[@soundwavevr6164]

Put the SSD upside down and it will start spinning again.

[@q-vercubes9205]

Bigger capacity SSD's are faster because there are more chips that you can write to in paralel.

[@Eliyuh9757]

Jon Netbotic hahahaha

[@sprouse9]

I miss the old Theo

[@valthewiz97]

I got a Kingston 240GB and I couldn't be more happy. Everything is much faster now. ^^

[@VinylRescue]

I installed a Samsung 750 EVO 256GB SSD over a year ago and it was a huge improvement. I edit hi-res WAV files from album recordings with Adobe CC 2017 and it has helped a lot. But I still use HDD for everything else as I can't justify the extra expense for an SSD for faster storage.

[@NickWride]

I use an SSD for my boot drive, but I use HDD's for storage as I am a data hoarder (19.5Tb of HDD space combined), and also use scratch disks for Photoshop. Windows runs better from an SSD but there is no way I'd be able to afford to buy enough SSD's for all my storage needs, and I will never use an SSD for scratch disks.

[@binozia169]

what's data hoarding?

[@Xnoob545]

@@binozia169 a hoarder but digital Downloads a lot of stuff and keeps everything

[@Parknest]

I upgraded both my desktop and laptop to SSD just over a year ago. The biggest difference I noticed that Outlook started up a LOT quicker on the SSD. They're worth every penny.

[@LeftwardElk]

SSD is definitely the way to go. I think it is sad that so many computer companies only offer SSD in higher end laptops. SSD in lower end system would be best bang for the buck for most users.

[@liability443]

Welp, this aged like milk and wine, now ssds are the standard for all.

[@omtlego28175916]

Yes.

[@laststopgamingback-up7826]

My hard drive has been with me ever since mt first pc. And it still runs fairly good. I'm impressed. I think I had it for about 5-6 years

[@SuperiorBeen]

Actually, SSDs are getting slower the more data they contain. Also, the reliability drops when the SSD is almost full. If you have a lot of RAM you could use a RAM disk to store your browser session and disable swap to avoid SSD tear.

[@BoshBargnani]

Thats what overprovisioning software is for. Only use 400 GB of your 512 SSD, 180 GB of a 252, 90 GB of a 128, etc.

[@72Yonatan]

That is a useful piece of information, thanks.

[@eviltigz]

I personally have not noticed any slow downs with my SDDs set up but that said I moved any unnecessary caching of my SDDs drives and use Ram Drives for my browsing habits.

[@smithman013]

I plan on using SSD for gaming and keep my normal hardrive for other storage.

[@AndyinMokum]

Good quality SSDs have around 7% overprovisioning included in a partition the user can't access. This is why you see SSDs with sizes of 240GB, 480GB andh 960GB. They're actually 256GB, 512GB and 1028GB drives respectively. You can bring it up to 10% if you want; however with good quality SSDs, it's really not necessary. Always check the specifications of the SSD with the manufacturer before buying.

[@geotom28]

Being a novice at this computering thing, I am very interested in your videos although occasionally I am lost in the lingo dust. But I guess that is what the pause button is for? Good to see that you have a sponsor and how it was inserted in the video was spot on! You did get me on one of your Gag videos, but I'll get over it. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@Ron4885]

Couldn't agree more. Anything *moving* is a *huge* failure point. We should have been off HDDs, over all, for decades by now.

[@SamsterBirdies]

Aaron B ssds are expensive. thats why its not a standard yet.

[@Ron4885]

Samster, true. Even more so 'decades' ago. I really do hope the prices come down 'a lot' so everyone and afford it. The speed is really impressive.

[@SamsterBirdies]

Aaron B yea i do too. i have an ssd, however i wish they would be cheaper because theres not enough space on my 240GB ssd :/ and i cant afford to dish out another 60-100$ for another one.

[@BoshBargnani]

SSDs are very unreliable if they aren't Samsung. HDDs it pretty much doesn't matter what brand you buy, youre gonna get at least 4-5 years out of it.

[@QuickNETTech]

I just got my first SSD ever (a 500GB Samsung 840 EVO) a few weeks ago. Am so happy, but couldn't imagine not having my large hard drives for long term storage and for big files like videos etc. (I have 1x WD Black 1TB drive and 2x WD Green 2TB drives.) Also, the read write lifespans of SSDs aren't that great right now, and I hope that that is improved.

[@ChandlerSomborac]

I've been using HDDs all my life. My new laptop, however, has an SSD. And the difference *is* night and day! Programs boot in 5 seconds and a reboot takes not even 30 seconds! And I bought a 4TB Seagate expansion drive. The perfect marriage between storage capacity and boot speed!

[@egz3637]

it is 2017, every pc need one for real, 128 gb and games that use play frequently, and put heavy games on a 2tb one or 1tb

[@_KT5]

So i want to get an ssd, should i put my heavy games on the ssd or my hdd 1tb? Because ive read that putting windows 10 on it would make my pc also much faster. Im a newbie

[@WWPTV]

Does anyone suggest a fresh install or xcopy-ing of an existing HD?

[@sethawetha2090]

I'm building a $600 gaming PC with a 1TB HDD. I'm planning on adding a 250gb SSD in a few months once I get the money. (I'm only 14.) I can't wait!

[@luckyidiot9433]

SethaWetha why did you have to add your age?

[@bluegamer07]

MusicTune ikr

[@jakeable6764]

MusicTune to let us know he doesn’t have a wage

[@randomrandom5740]

ElDemonioAskur to let everyone know his dad made it

[@Zapdos97]

ElDemonioAskur he’s building a $600 pc. ‘Once I get the money’ Lots of assumptions can be made if not clarified, come on now..

[@DimitriosChannel]

Good to see James Franco making youtube video's about computers and hard drive speeds. Keep up the good work, great channel!

[@akkabomey]

Thanks for the info! Ive been using HDD forever! My iMac (2013) HDD had recently failed. So i have a 1TB SSD on the way! Looking forward to see the difference!

[@chrxsfn]

did you ever replace the hard drive with the ssd

[@sherickoos]

My husband and I looove our SSDs. So awesome!

[@paper-arrows4303]

THANK YOU THIO JOE! I'm building my first PC (budget style) and the few parts I have left to get are the core processor, HDD and case. I settled on a HDD because I knew of the SSD but didn't know too much about them. This video is just perfectly timed and I'm going with the SSD now, so thanks for sharing your input on that!

[@migats2160]

I have experience. The computer of my parents used to be slow. And it got even slower over time and it came to the point that it frustrated them soo much that they called for my help. I decided to install an old SSD into the computer and then it was faster than ever.

[@DataWaveTaGo]

Before buying an SSD use a search engine with the following general terms [Brand Name of SSD manufacturer] [model number and/or capacity] DEAD/FAILED. So something like - *Sandisk SSD Plus 480 GB dead* You'll save yourself a lot of misery when you discover how many buyers now have an SSD that failed in a year or even a few months. HINT - don't buy that one! ;)

[@jamesedwards3923]

Remember the 3 2 1 Rule of backing up. Have at least three separate copies of any important files. Since drives and storage mediums do fail. You should have two different storage mediums. Try to keep one copy of the file off site. Just as an example. A portable Western Digital 4TB drive cost under $100. Buying an internal drive of the same size is about the same price. Not including the enclosure. I say if you have data backed up at home. You should invest in a good enclosure. By a 10TB drive if you are a data storage hog. Or a two 10TB NAS. Or something close to it. Cloud storage is good if you can afford to store your massive data yearly. This is the bottleneck for most of us. Paying that yearly fee. Given the failure rate of most drives. It is more economical for most to just buy SSDs and conventional hard drives. That way your risk of total data lost is minimal.

[@protectorofillinois3]

Watching this awesome and informative vid on my Samsung Galaxy Note 9. I didn't know what SSDs were and I was like, "When did these drives come into existence?" lol. That shows you how out of the loop I was lol. I recently bought a Dell XPS Tower that includes a 1TB SSD & a 2TB HDD (dual drives). Now it all makes sense. The SSD is super-fast and I'm storing my software programs on it from now on, while I'll use the HDD for storing my documents, music, photos & videos.

[@SquishyMan1]

SSDs in laptops are the way to go like if agree

[@World_of_OSes]

Where did you find that 12TB Hard Drive at 7:45 ?

[@solomonl.quetee991]

Thio, thanks your explanation is always perfect. I appreciate your videos.

[@garyburchgb]

Used to have a cure 2 duo desktop PC. Was getting quite sluggish in use. Bought a 120gb SSD and it MASSIVELY transformed it. Fast boot, fast loading of programs. For day to day tasks it was as good as a new PC at the time. Only upgraded my PC to play newer game titles in the end!

[@rebelsgamingsk]

He says ssds can get up to 500 MB/s, but there are m.2 NVME ssds that can get at the same price of sata ssd up to 2000 MB/s or even more.

[@rolan5948]

ARE YOU FUCKIN SERIOUS?? That’s insane

[@revan2549]

@@rolan5948 Samsung SSD 970 Evo get up to 3500 MB/s for writing and 1500 MB/s for reading. lol

[@nowaysir7576]

TMG 365’z i just ordered one !! 500g for 150 dollars ! I hope it’s worth it! My hdd is always at 100% it’s broken lol

[@Moustafa59665]

he probably meant sata ssd not m.2

[@grasstails9737]

OMG I HAVE A SSD IM SO HAPPY this also helps me understand what my laptop cant really do well

[@cjkellner]

For those too lazy to watch the entire video: Yes.

[@FacelessVixen]

I use both in a four drive configuration: One SSD small for Windows, programs and a scratch disk for Photoshop, a 4TB HDD for files and as an additional scratch disk, an 8TB HDD for games, and a 2TB SSD for games that either have long load times or have some IO/streaming issues on an HDD.

[@orsolyacsegedi3346]

Most people would assume that if you left the device in optimal conditions, in the correct temperature and humidity, then the drive will last forever. This is actually untrue; data stored on a hard disk drive will gradually degrade, and data stored on a solid state drive will actually degrade faster. This is because NAND flash stores data as electrical charges, which leak away quickly in comparison with changes in magnetic domain polarity. In saying this, data on an SSD won’t start degrading for about ten years, although this can vary depending on the type of NAND memory used. In terms of storage, factors such as temperature and humidity can have a big effect on the lifespan of a drive. Humidity for example can lead to oxidisation of metals inside both hard disk drives and solid state drives. High storage temperatures are particularly problematic for SSDs, as data degradation in flash memory occurs at a faster rate. For day to day laptop or PC users, you don’t need to worry about the lifespan of your drive, whether it’s an HDD or SSD. With mobile devices that are carried around more, you need to take particular care not to drop them. If you’re looking to store data long term, it might be best to choose an HDD over an SSD.

[@francissreckofabian01]

If you make music (& video) SSDs are great. I have 2 X 2TB SSDs. One for the startup disk and one for my recording disk. Expensive (In Australia) but it makes a very big difference. I am glad I have them I just wish I could have 4TB HDs but my (desktop) computer is too old. I use the old HDs to back up the SSDs.

[@GrymgaRPG]

I just got an SSD in 2019 (finally) changed my life

[@Soraviel]

same, im so happy, atm i am cloning my OS to my ssd

[@sagarpaudel1188]

SSD of how much storage? What is the lowest storage on SSD and how much does that cost Nate M?

[@allipse8224]

@@sagarpaudel1188 128gb ig

[@AdrianGtz]

Lol same here! I built my first PC in 05 ..built my latest one two days ago and was like what’s all this talk about SSD...and well ...it’s a game changer!

[@jakemoore5295]

You’ve answered all my questions, Great vid.

[@adamfranklin8254]

7:29 fail XD

[@tims4832]

I put ssd in every device I own from my work laptop to my PS4 slim (help on loading screen) to my Gaming laptop which has two hard drives ( Md.2 for win 10 and fast games and a sshd for the big files). But I love how ever device has less heat, faster speed and better battery time. If you need to store file get external hard drive or flash drives or online storage.

[@stevensievers9659]

The vibration of an HDD will not "throw anything off"

[@linbluearrowmusicchannel6508]

ThioJoe You're absolutely right. Solid state drive is tops. I have one and I use it with an i7 processor with windows 10. I boot up my computer in about 15 seconds. My only regret is that my solid state drive is 120 Gigs. It is a problem making videos since the drive is too small. Whenever I use the drive to 80% capacity my video editor fails. I had to migrate my editing to my second drive which is a terabyte hard drive. Next time I will purchase the biggest solid state drive I can afford. For the time being I use it for everything and then migrate it to my hard drive. It saves me a lot of time and I don't even have to worry about the fragmentation problem.

[@kartikeysubramanium8265]

My backup drive failed

[@biggee316]

You have a talent to explain things very well, thank you.

[@DarkStoneCastle]

SSD drives fail too, just like HD's.

[@eliadbu]

yes they do but at much slower and controllable rate, you rarely get total drive failure like with hdd , with ssd you get sectors that are toasted over time so at some point you know you have to replace the ssd.

[@AndyinMokum]

Yes they do, You can also control the rate of wear on them. A good quality SSD should last the average users well over 10 years. Most manufactures rate their SSDs by assuming the user is going to write between 20GB to 30GB per day every day. They're certainly more robust than HDDs. The larger the capacity the SSD the lower the wear rate. This is why I always purchase the highest capacity SSD I can afford.

[@AdamsTaiwan]

Got a MSI for work. I Dual boot between the HD and SSD RAID 0. I boot to SSID RAID 0 for programming. Since the SSD is limited in space, I put my source in .vhdx files. When I need to work on a project I copy it to the SSD, mount it and work. When done I copy it back to the HD to save space.

[@TheDarkserpent]

why people turn of their pcs, i just put my pc to hibernate, it just loads the bios again. suspension uses energy but hibernation no.

[@q-vercubes9205]

because it saves your session on your HDD/SSD, my old laptop used to be weird AF, and every time I hybernated it used up 1 GB of data, and did not delete it afterwards, that is fixed now. And dude, turning off your PC allows updates to install, I am sure you have a REALLY outdated OS.

[@peadarmurphy3513]

Thanks Joe. Clear, concise, comprehensive 👍

[@sm33r]

I got a 256gb ssd, 500gb sshd, and a 1tb hhd!

[@johnbauer3801]

JOE; I purchased a SSD for my Lenovo thinkpad T-430 pro...My question is; do I have to back up my hard drive or copy my data & programs to a flash drive in order to reinstall on the SSD??? Is there parameters I have follow to make the new drive work???

[@Chess_Journeys]

I don't need an ssd my computer memory is overkill 64gb core i7

[@roycefaggotter6860]

Your ram does not store data, an SSD does.

[@ahnaftahmid4744]

Should I turn on sysmain(Superfetch) for M.2 Nvme SSD 512gb windows 10 ?? :) Plz let me know :)

[@MukulChopra]

Why not especially if u are using a lot of programs at the same time

[@m.a.t.a.s]

7:30 Your PC got bored :D

[@LucianoLopesLima]

Best SSD vs HDD video of KZbin.

[@LebronJames-bw1rq]

Does anyone else miss the old thio Joe videos

[@72Yonatan]

No, but they were fun at that level.

[@steveb4662]

I've been 100% SSDs (except the DiskStation) for almost five years now. I've had two new laptops in that time and the first thing I do is replace the HDD with an SSD. The speed is more noticeable on Windows than Mac (Apple doesn't seem to like when you don't use their stuff exclusively), but YMMV. Thio is correct: BEST upgrade anyone can do for their computer.

[@waterderp7477]

But...... i have a *Laptop*

[@KentuckyRanger]

I swapped the HDD for an SSD in my laptop. It's over three times as fast now!

[@minegame1129]

Kentucky Ranger same, three times faster is an understatement

[@KentuckyRanger]

It really is! And my video edit renders take less than half the time to finish!

[@TomGreene]

Someone didn't watch the video all the way through...

[@LovelyAlanna]

mine goes from pressing the power on button to the desktop ready to go to the internet in exactly 8 seconds, people don't understand that the extra you pay is totally worth it.

[@TuffyAndBetty]

Great information as usual!

[@byteofbacon]

*But is it free?*

[@rolan5948]

Nothings free in this world

[@KentuckyRanger]

*YES!!!* Even if you just get a smaller one as a boot drive, they are worth every penny!!! It more than tripled the boot and load times in my laptop! I do allot of video and photo editing, and I never really noticed slow boot and load speeds. It's a powerful laptop, with an i7CPU and 32gig of RAM. It also has an nVidia GPU. After installing the SSD, I was blown away! Not only is the boot time so fast, my render times in Pinnacle is blistering fast! In my desktop, I have a smaller SSD as a boot drive, and two 2tb HDD's for storage. The SDD is perfect for non-re-writable system files, and the speed loss in the HDD's is almost unnoticeable. I replaced the HDD in my PS4 with a hybrid HDD. It has a small SSD built in as a partition. While not as fast as an SSD, it is twice as fast as an HDD. At the time I did the swap, SSD's were too far out of my budget, LOL!

[@slavserbiansoldiersss8886]

Kentucky Ranger pls dont write your specs,ur gonna make me cry ;_;

[@omareassa4565]

USSR Gaming How about 4 titan X 2 core i9s 164 gb ram 12 TB storage :)

[@KentuckyRanger]

*Drool*

[@dzjuben2794]

Hello

[@kickitoldskool]

Dzjuben I believe that you're first, so you get a Crown: 👑

[@KittenoftheBroccoli]

Booting up my computer and logging into Windows was legitimately a 2-4 minute process when I had Windows installed on my HDD. Now that it's on an SSD, I get to my desktop and can actually USE the computer within 20-30 seconds.

[@nurhafiz3694]

youre a handsome man why dont u be a model :D

[@trsofficalW]

No one realized his computer died at 7:29 lol

[@topinator3403]

Does it work in India ?

[@topinator3403]

BUT seriously , I want the previous Joe back

[@batman9937]

Ghanta Wala boy modiji can make it work

[@achillesmjb]

I upgraded my Mac Pro early 2011 model (Intel Core i7processor) first with a 750gb hybrid HDD which sped up boot time enormously along with general speed increase overall. Now I moved the hybrid to the DVD slot and installed a 1tb SSD plus increased RAM to 16gb and the computer absolutely flies. Was planning to spend over $2,000 on a new Macpro but at this point the only real benefit would be in weight savings and 4K video editing for which neither is that important to me.

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

Hey Joe.....I'm curious....you appear to be very intelligent....are you aware of your own I.Q.? I realize you might be embarrassed to admit if you're above 140 or not....but,...I'm curious. Thanks.

[@ryanmiller3020]

There are a couple of things that you did miss. For one thing, solid-state drives are getting less expensive all the time. Secondly, they don’t always have flash memory. Thirdly, they don’t need power to store the data. That’s because they’re made with nonvolatile memory. Finally, a solid-state drive, even the fastest possible data bandwidth, which is NVR me, will slow down a bit as the drive gets full. They mentioned this countless times on PC World. That having been said, I think your assessment is correct. In fact, I’ve noticed that a lot of PC manufacturers have ditched mechanical hard drives entirely. However, there’s also a middle ground that you forgot to mention. Hybrid drives. Basically it’s a hard drive with a solid-state component.

[@timcook886]

c'mon, this video was 4 years ago

[@ryanmiller3020]

@@timcook886 Wait a minute. Are you the same Tim Cook that I’ve heard about, that is, the CEO of Apple? if you are, you might be interested to know that I’m one of your beta testers. that is, I’m in the public program.

[@Miden1437]

Thanks for the information. That's what I needed ot know.

[@robertkubrick3738]

If you have a laptop, it works even better. I had a Dell 2520 Vostro that did really well and got just under 4 hours on the small battery. I switched to an SSD and battery life soared to 6 hours. Boots fast. Doesn't really matter how many programs you have in the background at start. You don't even need the fastest and more expensive NVME drives although I have used them also and they are theoretically 6 times as fast but it doesn't really show up in the real world for most uses.

[@Rachidasister]

Wow. I learned something new! Thank you so much.

[@KaranJesrani]

Very detailed info, thanks

[@chinmaygupta1530]

Thiojoe is the only youtuber who I can listen to for 12 minutes lecturing us about something I already know...

[@nimamaster6128]

My own personal take on storage memory is: If the price doesn't matter to you, go with the capacity ssd you need. Extensive writes to an ssd can wear and tear it down but that won't be an issue to rich folks! If the price matters to you: Go with an enough capacity (for windows I'd recommend a 128GB ssd) as a boot drive and use hdd for storage. Also to prolong your ssd life try to set your apps to save their data on the hdd and minimize the amount of writes made to tour ssd. I have my downloads (which are saved to downloads folder on drive c as default) set to be saved to my hard drive.

[@mustb-kc]

Awesome video! Great explanations ThioJoe

[@humanyoda]

So, you'd recommend a laptop with 512 GB SSD for a web developer and with an external HDD over USB 3.1 for video editing?

[@rikomiil6969]

one of my hdds is over 17 years old its 180 gb and its still fine 98% life left

[@hbkjnhbjk1598]

Thio joe can you install ssd in a laptop? And how do you know if it firs on your pc/laptop (do dofereng laptops / pc need diferent size of ssd? Please reply i really need those answers thanks

[@bopitbull3957]

I know this video is 4 years old but great explanation never used SSD sounds like I better start

[@harshranjan8526]

Using SSD as bootable(OS) and HDD for data storage is best, not only it provides speed, but also reliability, when I received a BSOD, I simply disconnected my HDD, and reinstalled Windows, with no loss of data, works as an automatic backup. (I backup my data on an external HDD too although). The best part of this configuration is that u need to buy just a small sized SSD, not the pricey 1 TB one.

[@stephenwilliams5201]

The first hard drive I ever saw was installed at the bank building, shared with the town billing Dept. Phone co, And post office. The thing was was hauled in on a flat bed truck. . Asking (for the school news paper) how much? The reply was $55.000 dollars and the whole contraption took up about a 1/4 of the room. And not to mention the card punch machine. The printer and a little cubby for the operator. (Circa1959) now the whole mess fits in a box hardly bigger than a shoe box. Hard drive! you came along way baby. Kv4li

[@MunabManay]

My pc has started working slow and my softwares started hanging up all the time, so i thought i need to upgrade ram but i think i should get an SSD instead cause they're magical

[@talonfluff]

I had an ssd in my laptop from 2014. Now that i benchmark read/write speed, is now slower than my meccanical 3.5 hdd.

[@AndyinMokum]

I've an HP Elitebook 8470p using a dual core Intel Core i5-3320M CPU with a max speed of 3300 MHz, I've upgraded this with a 240GB SanDisk Ultra II SSD. I'm not a Windows user. I've Peppermint 8 installed. This is a Linux distro, based on the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS source code. It's a lightweight distro weighing in at around 485MB on boot. Even installed to a slow and reliable 1TB WD Blue HDD, it's a high octane dragster of an OS. After installing it to the SanDisk Ultra II SSD, (tweaked here and there). It goes straight to a "Ludicrous Speed" OS. I'm getting a boot time of just under 5 seconds. From the desktop, everything loads instantaneously. Saving data is very slightly slower; however it's still way ahead of writing to the fastest HDD. I now run all my computers with SSDs. When the caddy arrives, the optical drive on this HP Elitebook will be replaced with a second drive. I've a 1TB Seagate FireCuda SSHD ready for this task. It'll be used only for critical /DATA storage, SWAP and distro testing. Like you, I absolutely recommend using an SSD for the OS of your choice and heavier programs, such as games. The benefits outweigh the disadvantages by a hundred fold. It's best upgrade you can make to a computer using an HDD as a primary drive. I strongly suggest to always purchase the largest capacity SSD you can afford and the fastest one if possible. On desktop computers and dual drive capable laptops, use a good quality, high capacity HDD, or SSHD to store critical /DATA. Use symlinks to do this, (symlinks "Rock"). Once you've used an SSD, you'll never want to use a "spinner" as your primary drive again.

[@raikab.894]

very informative! this is really what i want to hear! pros/cons goodjob!

[@boggs2005]

SSD is a nice option if you're power supply is 80+ type and you have a good and stable electrical power in your place otherwise you'll need a good automatic voltage regulator with the ones that has a servo motor and UPS, otherwise all your system files will be gone due to power surges.

[@Jamesalec63]

Ssd drives look great and sounds great but I have heard they can sometimes course a slight power issue if you use you laptop for hours it can run the battery down but it's just something that I read about I think it was when they first appeared in some older pics and laptops, so I have a question if your pc laptop has a tone of programs on it is it really easy to move them to the ssd storage quickly ( cloning your hard drive ) I think this is correct or I have another question why can't you simply move your apps to a cloud then copy it the ssd drive?

[@PSKResearch]

SSDs consume less power than mechanical drives of the same capacity.

[@Jamesalec63]

@@PSKResearch I stand corrected it might have been old version of ssd computers the earlier ones? But can you get them as pluggable USB drives or WiFi ready? Ssd drives aren't cheap sold separately but housed in an computer their seem to come down in price but I have seen ssd and hhd in the same housing does this always work I mean in laptops or even in chromebooks I know android tablets use similar methods to ssd but is there any new coming that might replace ssd in the future? Years ago there was bubble memory that was the big thing back in the 70/80s now it's cloud storage which could replace ssd in a strange way a pc that has a screen and no system or anything never know bubble ssd and s/cloud storage and AI system system