Solid-state drive era is about to come

Once upon a time, when we talked about solid-state drives (SSDs), we still complained that its price is too high and its capacity is too small. It is only suitable for use in the enterprise market. However, with the development of the times and technological advances, it is still far Not like the price of cabbage as a mechanical hard drive, but many products below 1,000 yuan have made our ordinary consumers unbearable.

What are the advantages of SSDs compared to mechanical hard disks? First of all, the reading speed is greatly accelerated, the mainstream products can reach 400-500MB/s, and the mechanical hard disk is basically within 100MB/s. Second, there will be no fragmentation of the disk. We will no longer have to spend hours arranging the pile of red, blue and small things. Thirdly, the startup speed was quick, and there were people who had done tests. The boot speed of two identically configured notebooks with SSDs was only 18 seconds, and the one with a mechanical hard disk took 31 seconds. Fourth, the potential for mechanical failure is eliminated because the SSD itself does not have mechanical components.

The recent flooding in Thailand has caused the price of domestic mechanical hard drives to rise. Some products have even increased their prices by 60%. This objectively stimulated the market for solid-state hard drives. At that time, many consumers who wanted to take down opportunities chose solid-state products. hard disk. In the current market, the capacity of SSDs under $1,000 is within 100 GB, which is very suitable for computer system disks. After all, the system disk is the most commonly used computer. The speed of booting, and many software running speeds are directly related to it. More than 500 yuan for the 30GB and 32GB products, the capacity is usually enough to deal with, so now a solid state hard drive plus a mechanical hard drive, it has become a lot of choice for installed users.

Major manufacturers have long been eyeing the big cake of solid-state hard drives. Kingston, Seagate, Micron, OCZ, Samsung, Intel, A-DATA, etc. have all introduced products corresponding to different consumer layers. Today, Fujitsu is also quietly Joined the war situation and released its own SSD product. As more and more manufacturers join in, the price of SSDs may be reduced. Therefore, we have reason to believe that the popularity of SSDs is not far behind. Of course, it is impossible to completely replace mechanical hard drives for a long period of time.