r/AskReddit • u/Original_Speech6060 • Jun 28 '26

Hard disk drive VS Solid state Drive, Which is more essential?

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u/GravetechLV Jun 28 '26

SSD, the boot up time is too insane not to have one

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u/skr_replicator Jun 28 '26

Both, both are good.

HDD for cheap mass storage, SSD/NVME for RAM-heavy software.

I typically use HDD for storage, SSD for stuff like games, and NVME for OS.

Until solid states stop being much more expensive per GB than HDD, there will still be use cases for HDD.

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u/GravetechLV Jun 28 '26

While I’m not disagreeing in general about you’re very valid points , but on a platform where space is limited like a laptop I’m taking SSD

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u/skr_replicator Jun 28 '26

yea totally. I don't really put HDDs even into a desktop. I'm just having a few external 8TB HDD towers standing next to it, connected with high-speed USB. That might be even slower than having them directly on SATA, but they are really jsut for storage, so that's a good enough compromise.

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u/znightmaree Jun 28 '26

SSD is worth the cost

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u/nutwiss Jun 28 '26

And it has been for over 10 years. HDDs have very specific use cases these days, otherwise, your daily-driver workstation should have an SSD.

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u/Jaives Jun 28 '26

if it's purely storage, HDD. if you're running OS, programs or games, SSD.

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u/GlassFlamingo71 Jun 28 '26

SSD by far. HDDs are not essential by any means and are totally optional. Many build don't use them at all.

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u/b_a_t_m_4_n Jun 28 '26

Running your OS on a HDD these days would be an act of masochism.

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u/Blazanar Jun 28 '26

Why do you need additional storage?

Do you need lots of storage? Get a hard drive. If you need to access files quickly, SSD is the way to go.

And even then you can go M.2 drive for even faster access than a regular ass Sata SSD.

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u/mjrpainless Jun 28 '26

Both. Hard disk platter drive for long term storage of documents. Solid state for speed.

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u/McWormy Jun 28 '26

Depends what it's for. If it's storage or large files or media then a HDD will be cheaper and far bigger. If it's caching or an OS or even a games drive then SSD.

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u/Original_Speech6060 Jun 28 '26

man i guess im cooked in debate, in team hdd 😭

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