Is an SSD a hard drive?

While it might be tempting to think that an SSD is just a hard drive, the two are fundamentally different things even though we use them for the same purpose — data storage — and sometimes get sloppy and use the terms interchangeably.They rely on very different kinds of technology, however, and this has major implications for each in terms of performance, longevity, and reliability. And while the best SSD is going to get you superior day-to-day performance, there
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