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Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

SSD isn’t necessarily less energy hungry than spinning platter.

It really depends on the specific units and use patterns.

Generally SSD has better idle power, and HD has better read and write power, but that doesn’t even always hold true.

If your device sits idle long enough, SSD is better for power, but the write time to get to idle could easily consume the power differential.

edn.com/power-vs-energy-ssd-and-hdd-case-studies/

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