A user's laptop is making a loud clicking noise, and the battery life is shorter than expected. Which of the following storage options would a technician MOST likely install to address the user's issu

A MicroSD card is typically used for expanding storage in mobile devices or cameras, not as a primary boot drive in a laptop, and would not address mechanical noise.

A 15,000 RPM HDD is a high-performance mechanical drive found mostly in servers, would still make noise, consume more power than a typical laptop HDD, and is physically unsuitable for most laptops.

A SAS SSD (Serial Attached SCSI Solid State Drive) is a high-performance enterprise-grade drive primarily used in servers, not typically found or easily installed as a replacement in a consumer laptop due to interface differences and cost.

A loud clicking noise is a classic symptom of a failing traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) with moving parts. Replacing it with a SATA SSD (Solid State Drive) eliminates mechanical noise, significantly improves performance, and generally consumes less power, thereby extending battery life.