What are 2 disadvantages of a hard drive?

Hard drives are prone to scratches because they have a moving read/write head, and this can make parts of files unreadable. It is significantly slower to access data stored on a hard drive than on a solid state disk because the hard drive has moving parts, such as the read/write head and the rotating platters.

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2024-01-10 22:13:16

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Can you store games on a hard drive?
HDDs and SSDs both work well for gaming. If the HDD has enough capacity to store your games (modern games range from 20GB up to 180GB for a single installation), and is fast enough to support the graphics, you shouldn't have troubles.
2024-02-02 18:58:46

Will warzone 2 be a hard reset?
Call of Duty's new extraction game mode is starting over. Sorry, DMZ fans, but you'll have to restart from scratch next season. Infinity Ward has confirmed that all DMZ faction progress and inventories will be reset with the arrival of Warzone season 2 in February.
2023-11-09 11:45:34

What will damage a hard drive?
Physical contact or damage, heat, humidity, dust, power surges, or even time can cause hard drive failure. There are three basic types of issues a hard drive may experience: logical failures, mechanical failures, and firmware failures.
2023-05-24 01:47:43

Is a hard drive faster than a ram?
In general, storage tends to be slower than RAM. Hard disk drives are mechanical devices, so they can't access information nearly as quickly as memory does. In most personal computers, storage uses an interface called Serial ATA (SATA), which is slower than RAM.
2023-01-01 14:28:01

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