Good to know, thanks!
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Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks agoSSD 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.
Imhotep@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 3 weeks ago
Very interesting, thanks…
At least ssds are much less hot and lot quieter than mechanical drives, and in a home, not chilled, and not isolated environment means even more than power consumption to me.