HDDsare cheaper than SSDs. You'll get a better price per gigabyte (GB) with HDDs. So if budget or a large amount of files is your top concern, an HDD is worth considering. In laptops, opting
SATAis a serial version of the Integrated Drive Electronics ( IDE) specification for PATA hard drives that use parallel signaling. SATA cables are thinner, more flexible and less massive than the ribbon cables required for conventional PATA hard drives. The SATA protocol replaced the Parallel ATA standard that required a parallel connection. 16 Some SATA drivers have jumpers for extra features, or for troubleshooting. Example from the manual of a Western Digital SATA disk: Set the Jumpers. The default setting for WD SATA hard drives varies depending on the model. To determine the default setting for your drive, look at the drive label on the top of the drive. RIYe8i.