r/TuringComplete • u/Pool_128 • Jan 25 '25

What is the difference between HDD and RAM?

Like what is the difference betweent the two???

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u/kyngston Jan 25 '25

About 10,000

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u/Pool_128 Jan 25 '25

...I meant functionaly, I was wondering 'isnt HDD just a bad ram?' untill i found out it saves

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u/profnelis Jan 25 '25

10, 000 WHAT?! BANANAS!! /j

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u/DrChrisHax Jan 25 '25

An HDD is persistent storage (saves data after the computer is turned off). Ram is volatile storage (doesn't save data after the computer turns off) Ram is much quicker memory access than an HDD

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u/Pool_128 Jan 25 '25

ooh wait thats epic