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What specs to consider when buying SSD?

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Mar 15, 20264165 views
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When I bought "traditional" hard drives, I have been told to consider specs like RPM (5400, 7200, etc.), buffer size (16MB, 32MB etc.), and interface (IDE, SATA, etc.). (did I miss something?) What about solid state drives (SSD)? What are some important specs to consider in terms of performance and…

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You want to look at SUSTAINED read and write speeds when shopping for an SSD. The speeds advertised are typically burst speeds, but the SUSTAINED speed is what really matters. I don’t want this to look like a product review, but I want to share my e…

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