Should You Get an SSD for Your Computer? (A Solid State Drive)
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A storage drive is an essential part of a computer, and usually this would be a hard drive. But in the past years, SSDs, or solid state drives have become affordable for anyone. Solid state drives are much faster than Hard drives, and have no moving parts, so they are much less prone to failure, and are more reliable. In this video I compare advantages and disadvantages of ssd vs hdd, because there are a couple advantages of both. For example, hard drives are usually much cheaper and can have much larger capacities.
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I love getting the answer in the first 30 seconds, thanks Joe
I wholeheartedly agree!
I do too
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SSD for system
HDD for storage.
yep that is my motto 😎
I support this!
Perfect strat, i have a 222 gb SSD and a 2 tb HDD for data
why is that?
I got an SSD for both 😎. 1TB Samsung.
Fun fact this is one of my favorite thumbnails I've made idk why
1st...!?!?!?!
ThioJoe you love thicc ssd's don't you
ThioJoe it's a good thumbnail
ThioJoe I have got a ssd 120gb just for my os and a 2tb hard drive so what other things should I put on the ssd
illuminatie boss anything that takes a long time to load
In short: if you can afford it, yes.
exactly
SSDs are super cheap now.
@@painkiller1968 yeah depending on the amount of storage
@@painkiller1968 Affordable
Guess I made the right choice.
I actually have 15 m.2 drives, my computer boots before I press the power button
Charlie Neal that's not a good thing
that means that the computer can detect the button press before it even happens, this means that the signal going from the button to the motherboard has to be faster than instant travel O_o. You broke reality
I have 30, my computer knows before I poop and voids my bowels for me
hahahahahahahahaha.... my stomach aches laughing... hahahahaha I keep rolling on the floor laughing!!!
Detriot become human much?
Not a techie and I was able to comprehend a lot of what you said. I appreciate it.
It's amazing how far the price per GB has dropped on SSDs since the making of this video.
How much did it change?
@@gamermapper A 128 GB MLC NAND module was about $42.50 in Sept. 2017. Now it's $11.20
ikr now 4tb ssds cost 350 not 1500 lol
@@pumpkinspice2048 And now, 10 months after your reply, there are 4TB SSD and even M.2 SSDs getting close to the $200 mark.
OK, I just finished watching like 6 videos on ssds. By far, this guy has the best voice, the best rythm and keeps it the most interesting.
10:53 You're Welcome.
Damn lol
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U will be rembered
My welcome?!
Thanks
I also want to add that the SSD lowers my energy bill, uses less power, less heat, and you stated perfectly, no moving parts at all. I'm going to get an external SSD drive for backup use.
SSDs don't last very long. They're really great for making your PC work very fast but absolutely not for backup.
@@gamermapper Yes. I realized this and since posting this comment, I changed my mind and got 2 external HDD drives for backup use instead 🙂
The only youtuber that can make a video 12 minutes long and not be boring.
Hell yeah. I would listen to him all day. Awesome guy.
Tech Deals can make a 24 hour long video and still not be boring.
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@@MrDoboz informational v enteraintment
I would love to upgrade to an SSD but i need my 8TBS of hentai
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I have two SSDs in my laptop. Didn’t cost that much for the 2nd one and now I have very fast extra space!
A good article and I agree that the most benefits would be gained by using the ssd as the primary disk for the os. In my 25 years experience of using traditional hard drives only a couple have ever failed. I still have a few IDE drives form 2003 that work perfectly. Used as archival disks via a hdd caddy, they store some of my old film collection. Dont know if I could trust an ssd to do that.
Being a novice at this computering thing, I am very interested in your videos although occasionally I am lost in the lingo dust. But I guess that is what the pause button is for? Good to see that you have a sponsor and how it was inserted in the video was spot on! You did get me on one of your Gag videos, but I'll get over it. Thank you for doing what you do!
Thanks for the information. That's what I needed ot know.
Thio, thanks your explanation is always perfect. I appreciate your videos.
I finally got an SSD in my laptop 3 years ago. I'm so glad I did! I have a 256GB SSD for Windows and my programs, then I have a 1TB external hard drive for files. For video editing, I have a MacBook Pro running final cut with a 512GB SSD, then I have a 4TB external hard drive for file storage.
Why are you using final cut?!? Just use MS movie maker.
You’ve answered all my questions,
Great vid.
Thank you man! I love watching you shearing your knowledge. You are a great source of info and interesting to watxh
My hard drive has been with me ever since mt first pc. And it still runs fairly good. I'm impressed. I think I had it for about 5-6 years
I would personally recommend the use of a relatively small SSD (120 to 240 gigabytes) as the boot drive, and high capacity HDDs for data storage. I would also recommend creating a clone backup drive, using a 2.5" HDD of a similar capacity to the SSD, via a SATA-to-USB adapter.
I totally agree with you Stephen.
Stephen Clementson yeah that’s pretty much what every PC gamer should do because whatever you do and no matter how much data your downloading you’ll always have fast browsing speed because of your SSD
With today's prices anything below 500 GB makes no sense. $71 for 500 GB.
Backup better at CD, DVD, or external hdd
@INTJ-Scorpio-Sigma-Male SSD is a storage just like HDD. There are no special instructions how to use (as distinctive from installing) it. Only difference is that you do not defrag an SSD. if you have both SSD and HDD then you have to decide what so store where. As a general rule large media files should go to the HDD:
great information. I was thinking of using it with my laptop and was not sure it would fit. The video answered that.
I installed a Samsung 750 EVO 256GB SSD over a year ago and it was a huge improvement. I edit hi-res WAV files from album recordings with Adobe CC 2017 and it has helped a lot. But I still use HDD for everything else as I can't justify the extra expense for an SSD for faster storage.
THANK YOU THIO JOE! I'm building my first PC (budget style) and the few parts I have left to get are the core processor, HDD and case. I settled on a HDD because I knew of the SSD but didn't know too much about them. This video is just perfectly timed and I'm going with the SSD now, so thanks for sharing your input on that!
I got a Kingston 240GB and I couldn't be more happy. Everything is much faster now. ^^
You have a talent to explain things very well, thank you.
Very interesting the differences between them , i am planning to put one in my computer , Thank You for Sharing.
I upgraded both my desktop and laptop to SSD just over a year ago. The biggest difference I noticed that Outlook started up a LOT quicker on the SSD. They're worth every penny.
I use an SSD for my boot drive, but I use HDD's for storage as I am a data hoarder (19.5Tb of HDD space combined), and also use scratch disks for Photoshop. Windows runs better from an SSD but there is no way I'd be able to afford to buy enough SSD's for all my storage needs, and I will never use an SSD for scratch disks.
what's data hoarding?
@@binozia169 a hoarder but digital
Downloads a lot of stuff and keeps everything
very informative! this is really what i want to hear! pros/cons goodjob!
Thank you, you saved me a lot of time researching
SSD is definitely the way to go. I think it is sad that so many computer companies only offer SSD in higher end laptops. SSD in lower end system would be best bang for the buck for most users.
Welp, this aged like milk and wine, now ssds are the standard for all.
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Jon Netbotic i cant hear my ssd spinning, is it broken?
Put the SSD upside down and it will start spinning again.
Bigger capacity SSD's are faster because there are more chips that you can write to in paralel.
Jon Netbotic hahahaha
I miss the old Theo
Thanks Joe. Clear, concise, comprehensive 👍
Wow. I learned something new! Thank you so much.
Thanks for the info! Ive been using HDD forever! My iMac (2013) HDD had recently failed. So i have a 1TB SSD on the way! Looking forward to see the difference!
did you ever replace the hard drive with the ssd
Yes.
Used to have a cure 2 duo desktop PC. Was getting quite sluggish in use. Bought a 120gb SSD and it MASSIVELY transformed it. Fast boot, fast loading of programs. For day to day tasks it was as good as a new PC at the time. Only upgraded my PC to play newer game titles in the end!
Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge with us. Thank you again.
*_Does this work in India?_*
Divyansh Singh India isn't real...
Divyansh Singh No I'm sorry. Because things that work regardless of region won't work in India. What? Of course it would work. It's not like DVDs with region codes! Why would it not?
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Divyansh r u stupid or what of course it will work in india
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Actually, SSDs are getting slower the more data they contain. Also, the reliability drops when the SSD is almost full. If you have a lot of RAM you could use a RAM disk to store your browser session and disable swap to avoid SSD tear.
Thats what overprovisioning software is for. Only use 400 GB of your 512 SSD, 180 GB of a 252, 90 GB of a 128, etc.
That is a useful piece of information, thanks.
I personally have not noticed any slow downs with my SDDs set up but that said I moved any unnecessary caching of my SDDs drives and use Ram Drives for my browsing habits.
I plan on using SSD for gaming and keep my normal hardrive for other storage.
Good quality SSDs have around 7% overprovisioning included in a partition the user can't access. This is why you see SSDs with sizes of 240GB, 480GB andh 960GB. They're actually 256GB, 512GB and 1028GB drives respectively. You can bring it up to 10% if you want; however with good quality SSDs, it's really not necessary. Always check the specifications of the SSD with the manufacturer before buying.
Epic wallpaper in the background.where did you get it?
Good video btw
Awesome video! Great explanations ThioJoe
Good to see James Franco making youtube video's about computers and hard drive speeds. Keep up the good work, great channel!
it is 2017, every pc need one for real, 128 gb and games that use play frequently, and put heavy games on a 2tb one or 1tb
So i want to get an ssd, should i put my heavy games on the ssd or my hdd 1tb? Because ive read that putting windows 10 on it would make my pc also much faster. Im a newbie
Very detailed info, thanks
Thank you for this informative video.
The vibration of an HDD will not "throw anything off"
My backup drive failed
Which would be best if you did quite a bit of video editing along with some content consumption and typing documents? Would it be one of the two or would both be better?
Thanks for the advice. Is it easy to install?
I'm building a $600 gaming PC with a 1TB HDD. I'm planning on adding a 250gb SSD in a few months once I get the money. (I'm only 14.) I can't wait!
SethaWetha why did you have to add your age?
MusicTune ikr
MusicTune to let us know he doesn’t have a wage
ElDemonioAskur to let everyone know his dad made it
ElDemonioAskur he’s building a $600 pc. ‘Once I get the money’
Lots of assumptions can be made if not clarified, come on now..
7:29 fail XD
I upgraded my Mac Pro early 2011 model (Intel Core i7processor) first with a 750gb hybrid HDD which sped up boot time enormously along with general speed increase overall. Now I moved the hybrid to the DVD slot and installed a 1tb SSD plus increased RAM to 16gb and the computer absolutely flies. Was planning to spend over $2,000 on a new Macpro but at this point the only real benefit would be in weight savings and 4K video editing for which neither is that important to me.
Very informative, thanks
Couldn't agree more. Anything *moving* is a *huge* failure point. We should have been off HDDs, over all, for decades by now.
Aaron B ssds are expensive. thats why its not a standard yet.
Samster, true. Even more so 'decades' ago. I really do hope the prices come down 'a lot' so everyone and afford it. The speed is really impressive.
Aaron B yea i do too. i have an ssd, however i wish they would be cheaper because theres not enough space on my 240GB ssd :/ and i cant afford to dish out another 60-100$ for another one.
SSDs are very unreliable if they aren't Samsung. HDDs it pretty much doesn't matter what brand you buy, youre gonna get at least 4-5 years out of it.
I just got my first SSD ever (a 500GB Samsung 840 EVO) a few weeks ago. Am so happy, but couldn't imagine not having my large hard drives for long term storage and for big files like videos etc. (I have 1x WD Black 1TB drive and 2x WD Green 2TB drives.) Also, the read write lifespans of SSDs aren't that great right now, and I hope that that is improved.
For those too lazy to watch the entire video: Yes.
5:48 So backup to WD Passports or whatever you all use every so often? I suggest several weeks to primary backup device. And a few more weeks to secondary backup device. That way you avoid ransom attacks.
Hey ThioJoe.
is there any advantages using the SSD over HDD when playing Online?
BTW, I really enjoy your cool stuff, love from Denmark
He says ssds can get up to 500 MB/s, but there are m.2 NVME ssds that can get at the same price of sata ssd up to 2000 MB/s or even more.
ARE YOU FUCKIN SERIOUS?? That’s insane
@@rolan5948 Samsung SSD 970 Evo get up to 3500 MB/s for writing and 1500 MB/s for reading. lol
TMG 365’z i just ordered one !! 500g for 150 dollars ! I hope it’s worth it! My hdd is always at 100% it’s broken lol
he probably meant sata ssd not m.2
Most people would assume that if you left the device in optimal conditions, in the correct temperature and humidity, then the drive will last forever. This is actually untrue; data stored on a hard disk drive will gradually degrade, and data stored on a solid state drive will actually degrade faster. This is because NAND flash stores data as electrical charges, which leak away quickly in comparison with changes in magnetic domain polarity. In saying this, data on an SSD won’t start degrading for about ten years, although this can vary depending on the type of NAND memory used.
In terms of storage, factors such as temperature and humidity can have a big effect on the lifespan of a drive. Humidity for example can lead to oxidisation of metals inside both hard disk drives and solid state drives. High storage temperatures are particularly problematic for SSDs, as data degradation in flash memory occurs at a faster rate.
For day to day laptop or PC users, you don’t need to worry about the lifespan of your drive, whether it’s an HDD or SSD. With mobile devices that are carried around more, you need to take particular care not to drop them. If you’re looking to store data long term, it might be best to choose an HDD over an SSD.
I use both in a four drive configuration: One SSD small for Windows, programs and a scratch disk for Photoshop, a 4TB HDD for files and as an additional scratch disk, an 8TB HDD for games, and a 2TB SSD for games that either have long load times or have some IO/streaming issues on an HDD.
Nicely explained for us older folks!
Before buying an SSD use a search engine with the following general terms [Brand Name of SSD manufacturer] [model number and/or capacity] DEAD/FAILED. So something like - *Sandisk SSD Plus 480 GB dead* You'll save yourself a lot of misery when you discover how many buyers now have an SSD that failed in a year or even a few months. HINT - don't buy that one! ;)
Remember the 3 2 1 Rule of backing up.
Have at least three separate copies of any important files.
Since drives and storage mediums do fail. You should have two different storage mediums.
Try to keep one copy of the file off site.
Just as an example. A portable Western Digital 4TB drive cost under $100. Buying an internal drive of the same size is about the same price. Not including the enclosure. I say if you have data backed up at home. You should invest in a good enclosure. By a 10TB drive if you are a data storage hog. Or a two 10TB NAS. Or something close to it.
Cloud storage is good if you can afford to store your massive data yearly. This is the bottleneck for most of us. Paying that yearly fee. Given the failure rate of most drives. It is more economical for most to just buy SSDs and conventional hard drives. That way your risk of total data lost is minimal.
7:30 Your PC got bored :D
So, you'd recommend a laptop with 512 GB SSD for a web developer and with an external HDD over USB 3.1 for video editing?
I have experience. The computer of my parents used to be slow. And it got even slower over time and it came to the point that it frustrated them soo much that they called for my help. I decided to install an old SSD into the computer and then it was faster than ever.
SSDs in laptops are the way to go like if agree
I just got an SSD in 2019 (finally) changed my life
same, im so happy, atm i am cloning my OS to my ssd
SSD of how much storage? What is the lowest storage on SSD and how much does that cost Nate M?
@@sagarpaudel1188 128gb ig
Lol same here! I built my first PC in 05 ..built my latest one two days ago and was like what’s all this talk about SSD...and well ...it’s a game changer!
If you make music (& video) SSDs are great. I have 2 X 2TB SSDs. One for the startup disk and one for my recording disk. Expensive (In Australia) but it makes a very big difference. I am glad I have them I just wish I could have 4TB HDs but my (desktop) computer is too old. I use the old HDs to back up the SSDs.
Definitely get one. I had a core 2 duo laptop and I loved the keyboard. It's useable again. Not great obv, but ok when I have to do lots of typing.
why people turn of their pcs, i just put my pc to hibernate, it just loads the bios again. suspension uses energy but hibernation no.
because it saves your session on your HDD/SSD, my old laptop used to be weird AF, and every time I hybernated it used up 1 GB of data, and did not delete it afterwards, that is fixed now. And dude, turning off your PC allows updates to install, I am sure you have a REALLY outdated OS.
SSD drives fail too, just like HD's.
yes they do but at much slower and controllable rate, you rarely get total drive failure like with hdd , with ssd you get sectors that are toasted over time so at some point you know you have to replace the ssd.
Yes they do, You can also control the rate of wear on them. A good quality SSD should last the average users well over 10 years. Most manufactures rate their SSDs by assuming the user is going to write between 20GB to 30GB per day every day. They're certainly more robust than HDDs. The larger the capacity the SSD the lower the wear rate. This is why I always purchase the highest capacity SSD I can afford.
My husband and I looove our SSDs. So awesome!
I put ssd in every device I own from my work laptop to my PS4 slim (help on loading screen) to my Gaming laptop which has two hard drives ( Md.2 for win 10 and fast games and a sshd for the big files). But I love how ever device has less heat, faster speed and better battery time. If you need to store file get external hard drive or flash drives or online storage.
I got a 256gb ssd, 500gb sshd, and a 1tb hhd!
pfff i got all kinds of STDs even the new generations they are so good !
Does anyone else miss the old thio Joe videos
No, but they were fun at that level.
Thio, I use 5 external usb drives for back up of my 2 TB internal hdd and file storage and several of them are 1 or 2 TB. The cost of an SSD is prohibitive considering the smaller capacity per dollar . As a main " C " drive with operating systems , I suppose you need to replace the internal hdd drive with an ssd? Do new pc's come with or with optional ssd?
So, I was gonna get a used 2015 iMac with a 1TB 5400RPM hard drive, but this video stopped me, and I bought a custom PC with a 240GB startup SSD, and two 2TB 7200RPM hard drives for games and storage. Runs great and I'm really happy with it.
I don't need an ssd my computer memory is overkill 64gb core i7
Your ram does not store data, an SSD does.
*But is it free?*
Nothings free in this world
Got a MSI for work. I Dual boot between the HD and SSD RAID 0. I boot to SSID RAID 0 for programming. Since the SSD is limited in space, I put my source in .vhdx files. When I need to work on a project I copy it to the SSD, mount it and work. When done I copy it back to the HD to save space.
Fantastic Video wow. I did not know the difference. I stumbled on you accidentally. Thanks so much. Following. 👍👍👍
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But...... i have a *Laptop*
I swapped the HDD for an SSD in my laptop. It's over three times as fast now!
Kentucky Ranger same, three times faster is an understatement
It really is!
And my video edit renders take less than half the time to finish!
Someone didn't watch the video all the way through...
mine goes from pressing the power on button to the desktop ready to go to the internet in exactly 8 seconds, people don't understand that the extra you pay is totally worth it.
Thanks for the education on the newer ssd drives. I had no idea they would degenerate over a long period of time. I am looking at replacing an older laptop which the HDD crashed (imagine that). With a ssd laptop.
Thanks Again
Watching this awesome and informative vid on my Samsung Galaxy Note 9. I didn't know what SSDs were and I was like, "When did these drives come into existence?" lol. That shows you how out of the loop I was lol. I recently bought a Dell XPS Tower that includes a 1TB SSD & a 2TB HDD (dual drives). Now it all makes sense. The SSD is super-fast and I'm storing my software programs on it from now on, while I'll use the HDD for storing my documents, music, photos & videos.
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This video really helps me out on if I should get an ssd , and if ssd can let mi get the best out of my laptop then I'm getting it. Thanks men👍
ThioJoe You're absolutely right. Solid state drive is tops. I have one and I use it with an i7 processor with windows 10. I boot up my computer in about 15 seconds. My only regret is that my solid state drive is 120 Gigs. It is a problem making videos since the drive is too small. Whenever I use the drive to 80% capacity my video editor fails. I had to migrate my editing to my second drive which is a terabyte hard drive. Next time I will purchase the biggest solid state drive I can afford. For the time being I use it for everything and then migrate it to my hard drive. It saves me a lot of time and I don't even have to worry about the fragmentation problem.
Hey Joe.....I'm curious....you appear to be very intelligent....are you aware of your own I.Q.? I realize you might be embarrassed to admit if you're above 140 or not....but,...I'm curious. Thanks.
If I heard you correctly did you say to get a small SSD for the operating system and load programs on a hard drive? When you load some programs doesn’t some of the data need to reside on the main drive? Would that cause issues?
Great job. I learn alot from this video
I'd only use HDDs for the parts of the directory tree that have a significant file fluctuation rate (like swap and /var) - best two HDDs run as a RAID-0 - and use an SSD for the actual system and other parts with a low rate of fluctuation.
I have this on my gateway box: It's booted up within ten seconds.
I've been using HDDs all my life. My new laptop, however, has an SSD. And the difference *is* night and day! Programs boot in 5 seconds and a reboot takes not even 30 seconds! And I bought a 4TB Seagate expansion drive. The perfect marriage between storage capacity and boot speed!
I just bought a ssd to use externally for my laptop for my Photoshop and some games that need to take long time to load . This can free some space in my laptop as well.
Got the answer after watching 20 seconds. I really love this videos.
The company I work for recently changed to SSD,
the IT provider agreed the HD could be cloned to the SSD
A few days later they said they couldn't because of "partitions" and had to format the SSD.
So now we have an SSD formated and the HD (secondary) with all the original info.
Does this sound right to you?
You touched on a HD and an SSD on the same computer.
I was given two 128GB SSD's.
One for system and one for page file.
After a clean install the 'puter was noticeably faster.
BUT all my data would not fit on the SSD.
The Storage control panel and elsewhere allows some directories to be redirected.
This would be a nice topic for a video.
Associated with this are links.
The Apple directories in APPDATA were redirected to the HD.
(Only needed when I upgrade my iPhone.)
What links would you suggest for a knowledgeable user.
We all know a bad link can make a computer unusable.
The page file was assigned to the spare SSD for space reasons.
Alsp no need to backup the page drive.
After there was no noticeable difference.
With 16GB RAM, not much use of the page file.
I replaced the SSD with a small HD and the 'puter was just as fast.
My 'puter runs fine, so I did something right.
I checked and could not find this topic in your video list.
Thanks for all your good work.
Peace