Solid State Hard drives

Solid state hard drives are the new wave of hard drive. They are being introduced to the consumer in laptop form first and are now available as an upgrade option from Dell on some laptops. Solid state hard drives are basically Flash cards restructured for use as a hard drive. Why in the world should people consider solid state?

Solid state is far more reliable and fast than current spin disks. There is no mechanical features to break down from wear and tear. The hard drives are also 100 times faster than current spin drives. The big question in a computer is what to upgrade and spend money on. The simple answer is what the limiting factor is. Up until this point adding more memory as much as you could afford was the recommendation.

With the advent of dual core processors the weakest link in the computer chain is starting to become hard drive speed. So, be on the lookout for solid state hard drives. If you can afford it in your next laptop, spring for it. Not only will it be more reliable and faster, but will also double your battery life as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_state_disk