Solid-state drive

Compared to electromechanical HDDs, SSDs are typically less susceptible to physical shock, are silent, have lower access time and latency, but are more expensive per gigabyte (GB). SSDs use the same interface as hard disk drives, thus easily replacing them in most applications.

But in October 2011 the catastrophe in Tailnd, where concentrated most of HDD factories, the price is raised up 2 times.

Vocabulary

data storage - хранение данных

perforated paper - перфорированная бумага

significantly - существенно

magnetic drum - магнитный барабан

under constant development - в постоянном развитии

approximately- приблизительно

Digital Versatile Disc - Цифровой универсальный диск

Solid-state drive - Твердотельный диск

History of data storage

Punch cards

Punched tape

Selectron tubes

Magnetic tape

Compact Cassette

The magnetic drum

The floppy disk

The hard drive

The Laserdisc

The compact disc

DVD

The Future?