{"id":35430,"date":"2021-12-20T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/?p=35430"},"modified":"2022-09-22T17:21:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T09:21:43","slug":"ssd-vps-vs-hdd-vps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/vps-hosting\/ssd-vps-vs-hdd-vps","title":{"rendered":"VPS Storage Type | SSD VPS vs HDD VPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35430\" class=\"elementor elementor-35430\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee85b29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee85b29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70d6529\" data-id=\"70d6529\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a51391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a51391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SSD VPS vs HDD VPS. When selecting a storage type for our VPS server we can consider\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SSD<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">HDD<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. But what is the difference between both of these storage types? In this article, we will discuss the difference between SSD and HDD storage types and which one should choose it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b603b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b603b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solid State Drive (SSD) VPS Server<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fe6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51fe6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SSDs can be considered as the advanced and upsized versions of the regular Pendrive. There are no moving parts in an SSD. Normally, a tropical SSD will use NAND-based flash memory which is a non-volatile type of memory. This feature makes it more secure even after the device is turned off. The chance of failure is approximately zero if did not consider the mechanical parts. Moreover, SSD is not affected by physical damage and shock. So this is able to reduce the risk of information loss.<\/p><p>Servers with SSD VPS storage will guarantee a faster write speed and read speed while using lower CPU power consumption. The only disadvantage of SSDs is that they occupy more space.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790266b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"790266b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hard Disk Drive (HDD) VPS Server<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170b3da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"170b3da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HDDs use rotating platter and magnetism to store data. The head floats above the spinning platter are used to read read and write data. So HDD speed to read or write data depend on the speed of platter spins. The performance of HDDs relies on multiple moving parts. Thus, the risk of losing data is increased by the chances of failure caused by physical damage and shock. Moreover, HDDs have speed limitations as they rely on a mechanical system.<\/p><p>HDD VPS servers are much cheaper than SSD VPS servers. It also costs lesser space compared to SSD VPS servers. Thus, it can be a user option to store big amounts of information at a lower price.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b717d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b717d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HDD or SSD?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c20c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c20c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Overall, SSD VPS storage provides a better, stable, faster performance and is extremely energy-efficient. But if you opt to look for more storage space with less cost than HDD VPS storage will be your option. So it really depends on your need to select the desired VPS storage type.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8fa59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b8fa59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Feel free to visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casbay Global Blog<\/a> for more information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/vps-hosting-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPS Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SSD VPS vs HDD VPS. When selecting a storage type for our VPS server we can consider\u00a0SSD\u00a0or\u00a0HDD. 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