A hard drive or which is also called a storage unit, is the component that allows different data to be stored permanently on the computer. However, on the market there are two different types of storage units, mechanical hard drives or HDDs, and solid state drives or SSDs.

An SSD (Solid State Drive) It is a new generation of storage devices to make computers run much faster.

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One of the main differences is that a mechanical hard drive uses a rotating drive to store data and solid state drives have no moving parts, so works using integrated circuits to create an array of semiconductorsthis allows you to have faster performance and improve the speed of computers.

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Another particularity that plays to their advantage is that HDDs have moving components, so there is a risk that they will suffer a mechanical failure that affects their operation due to blows or wear on the parts.

Sometimes, installing a solid state hard drive can be a good strategy to upgrade and upgrade a computer.

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In case your computer is showing failures, one of the recommendations is to evaluate your needs, because this type of update is recommended for those who need to run immediacy programs or perhaps play video games in your day to day.

In terms of prices, a solid-state hard drive from 250GB It can be found in the market from 150,000 to 300,000 pesos, depending on the brand. For its part, one 500GB It can be found from 315,000 to 500,000 pesos.

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