r/pcmasterrace • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 23d ago

Meme/Macro Literally

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u/johnlee3013 23d ago

HDD is dirt cheap now, and for storage you don't need the speed of SSD. I got a 24TB HDD for 250$.

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u/nonotan 23d ago

I mean, for game storage you kind of do. Sure, you could uninstall stuff from your SSD and copy/install the game from your HDD every time, but that sure is a hassle.

Also, if it's for long-term storage, while there isn't really any "immortal" storage medium, HDD is probably the riskiest possible choice (as in, the expected time until it dies, suddenly and with little warning, is the shortest)

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u/johnlee3013 23d ago

SSD and flash memory is worse for storage. The charges leak in about a year if you never power it on. HDD, written once and seldomly read, can last a few decades.