[SOLVED] SSD Vs . HDD in 2020

[GimmeMusik]

My current HDD is starting to show its age so I've been thinking about replacing it. I know that when I bought my HDD (2014) SSDs were not nearly as mainstream as they are now. While I have upgraded my boot SSD, I can't say that I have kept up on the mass storage side of the SSD vs HDD argument.

Short Version: I was thinking about replacing my mass storage drive with a 2TB SSD and was wondering if HDDs are still capable of way more reads and writes than an SSD or has that gap closed significantly?

 

[SkyNetRising]

If cost of 2TB SSD is fine for you, then go SSD. It's in every way superior to HDD.

 

[USAFRet]

Short Version: I was thinking about replacing my mass storage drive with a 2TB SSD and was wondering if HDDs are still capable of way more reads and writes than an SSD or has that gap closed significantly?

SSD's wearing out from too many write cycles was an early issue with very small drives.
It is NOT a worry any more.

 

[bniknafs9]

that sounds cool , get a kingspec 2.5 inch sata ssd .

 

[USAFRet]

that sounds cool , get a kingspec 2.5 inch sata ssd .

Well....a 3rd rate drive, there may be issues.
Kingspec? I wouldn't take one for free.

 

[GimmeMusik]

So at what price range would I want to look at for the most "cost-effective" choice. What I mean by that is that I'm looking more at something like this -> or this and less like this.

I know that SSDs run optimally when they are cooler, so I want to make sure that whatever I buy isn't going to run like my 970 EVO+ (with a heatsink and exhaust fan directly over it) and run super hot while playing modern games like Doom Eternal.

Tl;dr Where do the bad drives end and the good ones begin?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Where do the bad drives end and the good ones begin?

Crucial MX500 2TB
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB.
Those have proven to be good/reliable options.

 

[GimmeMusik]

Crucial MX500 2TB
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB.
Those have proven to be good/reliable options.

Wow, I can't believe that I forgot about Crucial. I'll definitely need to look into them. Thanks for the help everyone. All that's left is for me to make up my mind.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

The Crucial MX 500 is one of the best drives around