(07-22-2021, 12:00 AM)Thunderer Wrote: Sorry, I don't have an SSD. I have an HDD. I thought those were the same. Didn't have an idea such devices as SSDs existed until I googled it just now.
No problem. Most what I wrote applies anyway.
Generally speaking HDDs have maximal speeds around 100-150MB/s sequential (large files) read/write (specially older ones) and have a huge latency (resulting in even lower speeds) when they need to access files randomly as there is a physical read/write head that needs to move from place to place.
On the other hand even the cheapest SSDs have speeds in 300-500MB/s range and it does not matter whether it is sequential or random because there are no moving parts.
This has a huge positive impact on responsivenes of OS and programs.
There are SSDs with speeds in 3000-7000MB/s range but those are expensive and need special connectors on MOBO or PCIE expansion cards.
If you tell me which country you are from I can find you some affordable examples you can buy locally.
If you want we can discuss this further over PM here on forum or on Discord.
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