Which one has a longer lifespan, a solid state drive or a mechanical hard drive? First of all, it is necessary to understand the difference between the two. The factors that affect the lifespan of solid-state drives and mechanical hard drives are also different. Let’s take a look at the differences between solid state drives and mechanical hard drives!
The main problems of mechanical hard disks are slow random read and write speed and fear of vibration. The former has no effect on the “warehouse disk”, while the latter threatens data security. Since the mechanical hard disk contains a lot of sophisticated mechanical structures, it is very likely that the disk will have physical bad sectors when it is vibrated during operation. The physical bad sectors cannot be repaired, and it may spread or cause more serious failures. Therefore, if the application has Vibration, try not to choose a mechanical hard drive. However, the machinery under power failure is not so afraid of vibration, but it is not as strong as solid-state drives. One advantage of mechanical hard drives is that in the event of data loss and damage, you can find professional data recovery software or companies to recover data.
Solid-state drives are actually very similar to U-disks. They are all storage devices based on Flash technology. The internal structure of this memory is fixed, so it is not afraid of external vibrations. Unless the vibration is too strong and the internal components are directly shattered, there will be slight vibration. It doesn’t have much effect on SSDs. However, it is difficult to recover the data of the solid-state drive if it is lost, and if it is not powered on for a long time, the data will be lost for a long time, and it cannot be recovered either. The advantage of solid-state drives is the data read and write speed, which is much faster than mechanical hard drives.
In general, in the absence of external vibration, the mechanical hard disk is more stable, suitable for long-term storage of data, and has a longer lifespan. If data is lost, it can be easier to find.
