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a CD player. What happens when it is bumped around too much? Now think about your digital MP3 player.
Comparing those devices, which would you trust most to take on a road trip? Any time the complexity of
mechanical parts is involved, there is an increased risk of damage to one of the components. Some things wear
out naturally with time, and other things simply cannot take any significant abuse. An SSD can withstand more
than 40 times the vibration (20G) than an HDD (0.5G) and up to 1500G of shock (compared to less than 350Gs
for a typical HDD). That means your precious data is much more likely to survive a few bumps and bruises as
you go about your life. It also means you can watch a video on a bumpy train or plane ride without worrying
about skipping frames. Your inner road warrior can celebrate - your laptop just got a lot more travel friendly.
Reliability
Remember cassette tapes? If not, consider yourself lucky. Compared to their digital counterparts (the CD), they were
drastically more prone to failure. Their physical tape mechanism was notorious for getting stuck, tangled, and breaking;
and the process of finding the song you wanted to listen to was tedious at best. Enter the CD. This digital successor to
the cassette represented an advance not only in reliability (no more fragile tape to get caught or broken), but in usability.
Much the same can be said about the move from HDDs to SSDs. No mechanical components means fewer parts to wear
out and fail. While Samsung SSDs enjoy a Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of up to 1.5 million hours for consumer
drives, high-quality consumer HDDs offer a MTBF of only 0.5-0.7 million hours. Samsung’s SSDs, in particular, enjoy one
of the lowest Annual Failure Rates (AFR) in the industry thanks to rigorous quality control and a fully automated advanced
bin sorting processes. Samsung’s bin sorting process singles out only the highest quality NAND wafers and components
for use in SSD products, which require the utmost quality in order to safeguard precious user data. In fact, Samsung’s
quality assurance procedures have been acknowledged by OEM customers worldwide, each of which must run their own
qualification processes before implementing a drive into consumer products.
Efficiency
Imagine if the only way you could get anything done was if you were running at full speed franticly flailing your arms
about. Such is the exhausting life of an HDD. When an HDD wants to do any work, it must spin up its magnetic platter to
full velocity, consuming a considerable amount of energy in the process. On top of that, the mechanical read head must
swing into place continuously to locate the correct data. An SSD, free from the constraints of mechanical hardware, can
access any data it wishes while consuming only minimal power. In fact, Samsung’s 840 Series SSD draws an average of
only 0.127 watts of power in operation, whereas an HDD requires an average of 1.75 watts. Furthermore, because SSDs
complete their tasks with such incredible speed, they spend more of their time in idle mode than an HDD (at which an
840 Series consumes only 0.046W compared to an HDD at 0.8W), which translates into noticeable improvements in
battery life and means you can spend less time looking for a power outlet when you take your digital life mobile.
Bringing it all together
Upgrading to an SSD will make your computer dramatically faster, more durable, and significantly more reliable. In fact,
no other single PC upgrade can contribute so many positive effects to user experience. Free your computer from the
limitations of its crusty, old, mechanical storage, and free yourself to be a happier, more productive PC user.
Why Samsung
Samsung has been the number one supplier of SSDs in the preinstalled storage business for more than 6 years. No one
has more experience with SSDs or a better track record for reliability. You can trust that Samsung will continue to lead the
way in SSD technology, just as you can trust that a Samsung SSD will breathe new life into your PC.