These days SSDs are getting plenty of attention and a lot of people recommend using them instead of traditional spinning disks. But is it a good idea to make the change already? Or not just yet?

What is an SSD?

First of all I’d like to remind you what SSDs are. Basically, a solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store data. It emulates a hard disk drive interface, thus easily replacing it in most applications. Most SSDs use NAND flash memory.

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