Laptop Hard Drive

Laptop Hard Drive

A laptop's hard drive is where the computer stores its files. This is what would be called its memory; not to be confused with RAM (Random Access Memory) which is what is used to execute individual tasks in the schedule which makes a computer do 'work'. Laptop hard drives are available in many different storage sizes, but the basic types are only two.

Laptop Hard Drive Types

There are older drives that are the HDD format and the newer ones that are SSDs. The HDD has a rotating disk that has the information on it. This spins and is read, with the SSD there are no moving parts and the read and write is based on electronic circuits similar to Flash Memory. This makes an SSD exponentially faster.

If an SSD has PCIe support and can use the NVMe protocol it will be even faster.

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Laptop hard drives come in many storage sizes, one can find something that is only 256GBs all the way up to a drive that has 4TB or more of space. The SSD drives are still a lot more expensive as the technology is newer.

The price of a laptop hard drive depends on the amount of space it has and what the specific type is. One can choose based on their needs and budget. Known brands producing them include Western Digital, Kingston, Toshiba, Seagate and HP.