The solid state components are the motherboard, chips, screen, camera and optical mouse, while the hard drive, CD/DVD drive, fans, keyboard, microphone and speakers have mechanical components.

The read/write speed is fast enough for large files and frequent accessing, so it's a solid sidekick for creative types as well ... wear than solid-state drives, hard disks are time-tested ...

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The cost of data storage is very affordable right now and the latest Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are streets ahead of the old hard drive technology ... are USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 Type-C and offer a ...

See portable hard drive. (2) A small solid state storage module that plugs into the computer's USB port. Emerging just before the turn of the century, the USB drive comprises one or more flash ...