
To solve these problems, I will introduce how a hard drive works with the computer.
Then, what is bus? What does bus do? You may have new questions. Then, what is SATA? Or, what does SATA mean? Usually, when a hard drive uses SATA connector, it means that this hard drive is using SATA bus. In this part, I will answer the following questions: What is SATA hard drive? What is SSD? In addition, when it comes to SSD vs SATA, what's the difference between them? And, what's the relationship between them? What Is SATA Hard Drive?Īpparently, SATA hard drive refers to hard drive equipped with SATA connector (bus).
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According usage, hard drives can be divided into internal/external hard drive (the drive is installed inside the PC or not), PC/PS4/Xbox one hard drive (actually, there is not much difference), desktop/enterprise hard drive (different target customer group), NAS hard drive, surveillance hard drive, etc.Īfter reading the above contents, you can know that SATA refers the connector of the hard drive, while SSD lays emphasis on the storage media of the hard drive.ĭifferent Types of Hard Drives: Which One Should You Choose SATA vs SSD. 3.5-inch hard drives are used in desktop, and 2.5-inch hard drives can be used in both laptop and desktop. According to size, hard drives can be divided into 2.5-inch hard drive, 3.5-inch hard drive, etc. According to connector, hard drives can be divided into IDE hard drive, SATA hard drive, SCSI hard drive, SAS hard drive, M.2 drive, U.2 drive, etc. According to storage medium, hard drives can be divided into HDD (using magnetic track to store data), SSD (using flash memory to store data), and SSHD (SSD + HDD). The hard drive we often say refers to the device that stores all the data of your computer, from the operating system files that govern your PC, the important work document that you absolutely can't lose, to the game also important to you.Īccording to different standards, hard drives can be divided into different types. In this part, I will introduce the whole hard drive system to you. To some extent, this indicates that they are confused about hard drive system, because SATA and SSD are not in the same category. In forums, some people ask questions like SATA vs SSD, NVMe vs SSD, SATA vs NVMe, etc. Introduction to Overall Hard Drive System Introduction to Overall Hard Drive System.