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The difference between SSD and HDD on server upon hosting

Feb 21, 2016 10:25PM PST

1.Reading and writing speed
SSD read speed can reach 400M / s, writing speed up to 130M / s or more, and the Speed of server is 3-5 times than HDD.
2.Seismic capacity
Seismic capacity HHD of is poor due to HHD high-speed operation of the internal hard disk heads.It is generally a mechanical hard drive or electrical shock if it is used in sports, it is easy to damage the hard disk.But SSD storage solutions use chip inside without heads,so it is superior seismic capacity.Even with the movement or vibration , and not easily damaged.
3.Price
Generally speaking,The price of SSD is higher than HHD.
4.data recovery
After deleting the data on SSD ,you can not recover them by data recovery software.while HHD can be identified by general professional data recovery software to retrieve.
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SSD and HDD on server hosting
Mar 7, 2016 4:59PM PST

Well said! It is also important to remember there aren't only two types of drives. In between the SATA II and SSD, you also have Enterprise (7200 RPM) SATA and SAS. These options should be explored before upgrading directly from SATA to SSD. They will be more affordable.

Scott

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I worry that folk are thinking OLD SCHOOL WEB SERVERS.
Mar 7, 2016 5:07PM PST

If you move up to today's cloud based servers, the loss of a drive or node does not result in the need for data recovery.

If your host is not moving to the newer cloud system, you may want to keep shopping.

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The difference between SSD and HDD on server upon hosting
Mar 7, 2016 11:12PM PST

The SSDs have longer average lifespans as compared to HDD units.
SSDs serve random data about 100 times faster than a HDD.
HDDs offer high disk space as compared to SSDs.