Probability is that your laptop, desktop, server or network attached storage device have a mechanical hard drive inside. Although mechanical hard drives do provide a cost effective way of storing data, you have probably experienced, or know someone who has experienced, a hard drive failure at one time or another – they are mechanical after all!!

To overcome the failings of mechanical hard drives there’s a new device on the block, it’s called the Solid State Drive. The solid state drive has no moving parts to fail and a wider range of operational conditions and is lightning fast. Feel free to watch the full review below:




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With the Transcend 32GB Solid State Disk 2,5″ currently retailing at around £140.00 it may be a while before we see the widespread use of Solid State Drives (SSD) but as with everything IT – it’s only a matter of time before the prices come tumbling down to within the reach of most of us.
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Some manufacturers have already started to use Solid State Disks in their computers. I did a quick Google and found the following:
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Samsung NT-Q30-SSD
ASUS Eee PC
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