What is the difference between SATA, SSD and HDD?
The primary goal of an HDD is to provide high capacity storage, while the primary goal of a SSD and SATA are for speed.
An HDD has higher latency, meaning that it takes a bit longer for commands to take effect. An SSD doesn’t have this issue because it doesn’t necessarily need to go through the same rotating mechanical parts as an HDD, so it can be much faster. A SATA is pretty quick too but not as fast as an SSD. People usually start out with a SATA if they don’t want their computer disks spinning at all hours of the day and night, which causes lots of wear-and-tear on hardware. HDDs are also cheaper per terabyte than SSDs or even SDDs (solid-state drives).
An HDD is the cheapest option, but it also has the lowest performance if you’re looking to get into gaming or other intensive tasks. However, it’s unlikely you will notice a difference between an SSD and HDD on the performance side unless you’re doing professional file management or video editing.
