Hello Guys,

Can anybody shed a light on whether The
Kingston SKC2500M8/1000G NVMe 1TB PCIe SSD
is better than
a western digital 1TB WD1003FZEX Black HDD

Not for operating system but for storage ( my 3d Library and Music Samples etc)
SSD at 112$ while HDD at 88$

please note I already have one HDD that is the same but I need a second one
and no suggestion of other Drives as these are my only choices

thank you

 

SSD is far better than HDD in any situation.

 

First of all that's a expansive HDD for 1tb, most 4TB HDD drives are cheaper than that, so the question is, do you need storage or speed...

If you need storage, get a 4tb drive like this one and it is still 13bucks cheaper than that HDD drive, if you need speed, then go with the SSD.

And of course the SSD is more than 10 times faster than the HDD, plus with nowadays SSDs they're pretty smart and they wont wore out like the old ones, an NVME SSD is good for big heavy libraries and basically everything else.

 

Your operating system should run on a small SSD (500 GB SSD) and for data
storage (films, music, etc.) preferably 2 or 3 TB from Western Digital.

Crucial MX500 500GB CT500MX500SSD1(Z)-bis zu 560 MB/s (3D NAND, SATA, 2,5 Zoll, Internes SSD)
www.amazon.de/Crucial-MX500-CT500MX500SSD1-Internes-NAND/dp/B0784SLQM6

 

he is probably stuck with some old bios or whatever, where there is a 1tb limitation of some kind. otherwise, why would you install a 1tb hdd at all? it makes no sense. 4 times the storage external usb 3.0 hdd is something like an additional 50$.

 

thank you for the info but the one suggested isn't available here and isn't 7200 HD better for kontakt libraries and 3D libraries ?

 

for the operating system I have this: Kingston SFYRS/1000G 1TB NVMe 1TB M.2 2280 Internal – PCI Express 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD

I just want to know between the 2 I suggested which is better for storage (kontakt libraries and 3D libraries)
as I think SSD is less to fail and weigh less but in my case is it faster ?

thank you for the help. much appreciated

 

Hi,
Not at all I am buying a new system in fact I just bought an 8TB WS external HD this one: WD My Book 8TB USB3.0
do you think I can use it same as internal HD ? I mean the speed
thank you

 

An SSD always has an advantage, only it is more expensive than an HDD. Your contact loads faster with an SSD.


Hard drives: HDD and SSD - what's the difference?

HDD or SSD: differences in how they work
The two hard disk types HDD and SSD have completely different functionality:

• The classic HDD consists of one or usually several magnetic disks and a read head each. The magnetic disks rotate during operation. The reading head (attached to a swing arm) moves over the discs and reads out the stored data.
• An SSD, on the other hand, consists of many flash memories like those built into USB sticks. That means: There are no mechanical parts built into an SSD.
• For those who are particularly interested: In separate articles we explain the functionality of the SSD and HDD in detail.

HDD vs. SSD: Advantages of the SSD
For a few years now, the SSD has slowly but surely overtaken the classic HDD. This is mainly due to the many advantages:

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In addition to the many advantages, there are also some dangers lurking with SSDs. We have summarized for you which these are and where the HDD is still ahead of the game:

• An HDD is currently (still) a lot cheaper than the SSD. Nevertheless, you can save quite a bit with the new hard drive type, as our price-performance ranking shows.
• Furthermore, HDDs offer significantly more storage space. Up to 8 Tbytes are possible here, while current SSDs expire after 2 Tbytes at the latest.
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