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Difference between Serial ATA Drive and Solid State Drive

I need to buy a MacBook Pro for work. Does anyone know what the difference is between the standard Serial ATA Drive and the more expensive Solid State Drive? It seems to me that the Solid State Drives are smaller, so I'm wondering why they cost more.

I'd like to choose the 750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm due to it's capacity and speed, but I'm not sure what the advantage would be to purchase the $450 upgrade to the 256GB Solid State Drive.

Can someone help me?

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Posted on Jan 4, 2012 7:37 AM

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toyo8696

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Posted on Jan 4, 2012 7:45 AM

Serial SATA is the same thing as a SSD. Meaning an SSD is still a Serial SATA drive. It means the type of interface it has. Are you wondering what the difference is between a mechanical HDD and SSD? If so, a SSD will be more efficient, run cooler and 100% silent, ALOT more durable and of course the performance is unbeliavable. If you want a good web site for learning about SSD's, go to www.the ssdreview.com. They talk all SSD's. If I were in your shoes, I would buy a Samung 830 SSD and never look back. It will allow you to take advantage of the 6Gbps speed that the new MBP's have.

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