Hard Drive Performance Comparison Guide @ TechARP
 

*Source: TechARP (http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.a...o=511&pgno=0)*
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Hard drives (http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.a...o=511&pgno=0#), also known as hard disk drives or simply HDDs, are critical components of every computer. Although flash-based SSDs (solid state drives) are making some inroads, the ubiquitous hard drive (http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.a...no=511&pgno=0#) is still the ultimate storage choice for the rest of us. Hard drives provide a large amount of data storage at low cost. Perfect for storing bloated software and all sorts of "interesting stuff" we download from the Internet.

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