Because SSDs have no moving parts, they can operate at speeds far above those of a typical HDD. The following chart shows the access latency for typical storage mediums given in microseconds.

It should be obvious by now SSDs require much more sophisticated control mechanisms than hard drives do. That's not to diss magnetic media -- I actually think HDDs deserve more respect than they ...

Solid-state drives have become one of the most sought-after PC upgrades. But how do they work?

Solid state drives use interconnected pools of flash memory that are managed by an SSD controller to deliver speeds far beyond what a hard disk drive (HDD) can offer.

There may be a use case where SSD and HDD tiers can work together, but a little SSD in the right place can often do the job just as well, Schulz says. In fact, if a company can shuttle inactive data ...

QLC is a type of flash that promises to enable big, cheap flash drives and SSDs, but it comes with some serious drawbacks. QLC stores four bits of data in each cell, up from 3 in TLC (most SSDs ...

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