SSD (Solid State Drive)

SSD (Solid State Drive)

SSD also know as "Solid State Drive" . Its just a type of computer storage for storing data/ Information as in HDD. Solid state is term that refers to electronic circuitry that is built entirely out of semiconductors . SDD on the outside looks almost no different than a traditional hard drive

Now, you might say that this type of storage already exists in the form of flash memory drives that plug into the USB port. This is partially true as solid state drives and USB flash drives both use the same type of non-volatile memory chips that retain their information even when they have no power. The difference is in the form factor and capacity of the drives. While a flash drive is designed to be external to the computer system, an SSD is designed to reside inside the computer in place of a more traditional hard drive.

Pros And Cons Of SSD Drives
There are several Pros and Cons Of SSD drives .

Pros
Durability : Since SSD don't have any mechanical part so there is no risk of losing data after any shock or any damage. It's safe to travel with SSD drives all over.

Operating temperature : SSD drives have about 70 °C  operating temperature as compared to HDD (55 °C) .


Power Usage : SSD drive consume less energy as they don't have any moving parts they require half to a third of the power of HDDs

Speed : Very fast as compared to HDD.

Sound : Makes no sound at all as they don't have any moving part to make sound.

Start-up Time : Almost instantaneous; no mechanical components to prepare. May need a few milliseconds to come out of an automatic power-saving mode.

Cons
Price : Price per GB for SSD drive is much more than HDD . SDD are very much expensive . For example 2TB HDD costs around $100, which is exactly how much a 60GB SSD costs .

Availability : They are very fewly availabe in the market.

No long Lasting : Flash memory used in SSD drive doesn't last for long time. Each memory ‘cell’ in an SSD can only be written to a limited number of times.

So although SSD have more Pros than Cons but than also SSD are not much successful yet. 
HDDs win on price, capacity, and availability. SSDs work best if speed, ruggedness, form factor, noise, or fragmentation (technically part of speed) are important factors to you. If it weren’t for the price and capacity issues, SSDs would be the winner hands down. 


Difference Between SSD And HDD 

Attribute or characteristic	Solid-state drive	Hard disk drive
Start-up time	Almost instantaneous; no mechanical components to prepare. May need a few milliseconds to come out of an automatic power-saving mode.	Disk spin-up may take several seconds. A system with many drives may need to stagger spin-up to limit peak power drawn, which is briefly high when an HDD is first started.
Random access time	Typically under 100 µs. As data can be retrieved directly from various locations of the flash memory, access time is usually not a big performance bottleneck.	Ranges from 2.9 (high end server drive) to 12 ms (laptop HDD) due to the need to move the heads and wait for the data to rotate under theread/write head
Read latency time	Generally low because the data can be read directly from any location. In applications where hard disk seeks are the limiting factor, this results in faster boot and application launch times (see Amdahl's law).	Much higher than SSDs. Read time is different for every different seek, since the location of the data on the disk and the location of the read-head make a difference.
Data transfer rate	SSD technology can deliver rather consistent read/write speed, but when lots of individual smaller blocks are accessed, performance is reduced. In consumer products the maximum transfer rate typically ranges from about 100 MB/s to 600 MB/s, depending on the disk. Enterprise market offers devices with multi-gigabyte per second throughput.	Once the head is positioned, when reading or writing a continuous track, an enterprise HDD can transfer data at about 140 MB/s. In practice transfer speeds are many times lower due to constant seeking, as files are read from various locations or they are fragmented. Data transfer rate depends also upon rotational speed, which can range from 4,200 to 15,000 rpm. and also upon the track (reading from the outer tracks is faster due higher absolute head velocity relative to the disk).
Consistent read performance	Read performance does not change based on where data is stored on an SSD	If data from different areas of the platter must be accessed, as with fragmented files, response times will be increased by the need to seek each fragment
Fragmentation (Filesystem specific)	There is limited benefit to reading data sequentially (beyond typical FS block sizes, say 4KB), making fragmentation negligible for SSDs.Defragmentation would cause wear by making additional writes of the NAND flash cells, which have a limited cycle life.	Files, particularly large ones, on HDDs usually become fragmented over time if frequently written; periodic defragmentation is required to maintain optimum performance.
Noise (acoustic)	SSDs have no moving parts and therefore are basically silent, although electric noise from the circuits may occur.	HDDs have moving parts (heads, actuator, and spindle motor) and make some sound; noise levels vary between models, but can be significant (while often much lower than the sound from the cooling fans).
Temperature control	SSDs do not usually require any special cooling and can tolerate higher temperatures than HDDs. High-end enterprise models delivered as add-on cards may be supplied fitted with heat sinks to dissipate heat generated.	According to Seagate, ambient temperatures above 95 °F (35 °C) can shorten the life of a hard disk, and reliability will be compromised at drive temperatures above 131 °F (55 °C). Fan cooling may be required if temperatures would otherwise exceed these values. In practice most hard drives are used without special arrangements for cooling.
Susceptibility to environmental factors	No moving parts, very resistant to shock and vibration	Heads floating above rapidly rotating platters are susceptible to shock and vibration
Installation and mounting	Not sensitive to orientation, vibration, or shock. Usually no exposed circuitry.	Circuitry may be exposed, and must not contact metal parts. Most of recent models work well in all orientations.Should be mounted to protect against vibration and shock.
Susceptibility to magnetic fields	No impact on flash memory	Magnets or magnetic surges could in principle damage data, although the magnetic platters are usually well-shielded inside a metal case.
Weight and size	Solid state drives, essentially semiconductor memory devices mounted on a circuit board, are small and light in weight. However, for easy replacement, they often follow the same form factors as HDDs (3.5", 2.5" or 1.8"). Such form factors typically weigh as much as their HDD counterparts, mostly due to the enclosure.	HDDs typically have the same form factor but may be heavier. This applies for 3.5" drives, which typically weigh around 700 grams.
Reliability and lifetime	SSDs have no moving parts to fail mechanically. Each block of a flash-based SSD can only be erased (and therefore written) a limited number of times before it fails. The controllers manage this limitation so that drives can last for many years under normal use. SSDs based on DRAM do not have a limited number of writes. Firmware bugs are currently a common cause for data loss.Reliability varies significantly across different SSD manufacturers and models.	HDDs have moving parts, and are subject to potential mechanical failures from the resulting wear and tear.
Secure writing limitations	NAND flash memory cannot be overwritten, but has to be rewritten to previously erased blocks. If a software encryption program encrypts data already on the SSD, the overwritten data is still unsecured, unencrypted, and accessible (drive-based hardware encryption does not have this problem). Also data cannot be securely erased by overwriting the original file without special "Secure Erase" procedures built into the drive.	HDDs can overwrite data directly on the drive in any particular sector. However the drives firmware may exchange damaged blocks with spare areas so bits and pieces may still be present.
Cost per capacity	NAND flash SSDs cost approximately US$0.65 per GB	HDDs cost about US$0.05 per GB for 3.5 inch and $0.10 per GB for 2.5 inch drives
Storage capacity	In 2011 SSDs were available in sizes up to 2 TB, but less costly 64 to 256 GB drives were more common.	In 2011 HDDs of up to 4 TB were available.
Read/write performance symmetry	Less expensive SSDs typically have write speeds significantly lower than their read speeds. Higher performing SSDs have similar read and write speeds.	HDDs generally have slightly lower write speeds than their read speeds.
Free block availability and TRIM	SSD write performance is significantly impacted by the availability of free, programmable blocks. Previously written data blocks no longer in use can be reclaimed by TRIM; however, even with TRIM, fewer free blocks cause slower performance.	HDDs are not affected by free blocks and do not benefit from TRIM
Power consumption	High performance flash-based SSDs generally require half to a third of the power of HDDs. High-performance DRAM SSDs generally require as much power as HDDs, and must be connected to power even when the rest of the system is shut down.	The lowest-power HDDs (1.8" size) can use as little as 0.35 watts.2.5" drives typically use 2 to 5 watts. The highest-performance 3.5" drives can use up to about 20 watts.

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SSD drives can make a big difference in performance of your PC . They much affordable to high end computer and some issue have been solved . But in next few years it will more affordable to all and all technical issues will be solved .
So ,  Whats your choice comment below !!!