A user's laptop is running out of disk space and requires a new hard drive. The user wants to replace the existing hard drive with the fastest possible 1TB HDD. A technician assesses the user's hardwa

The correct answer is A. 1TB NVMe SSD. Although the question uses 'HDD' loosely, the user's stated goal is the 'fastest possible' 1TB drive. NVMe SSDs are dramatically faster than all other options listed - they use the PCIe bus and can reach sequential read speeds of 3,500+ MB/s. SATA SSDs (C) top out around 550 MB/s

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Question

A user's laptop is running out of disk space and requires a new hard drive. The user wants to replace the existing hard drive with the fastest possible 1TB HDD. A technician assesses the user's hardware and determines the connections that are available. Which of the following drive types should the technician recommend as the BEST choice?

Options

A1TB NVMe SSD
B1TB flash drive
C1TB SATA SSD
D1TB SAS

How the community answered

(38 responses)

A
79% (30)
B
3% (1)
C
13% (5)
D
5% (2)

Explanation

Although the question uses 'HDD' loosely, the user's stated goal is the 'fastest possible' 1TB drive. NVMe SSDs are dramatically faster than all other options listed - they use the PCIe bus and can reach sequential read speeds of 3,500+ MB/s. SATA SSDs (C) top out around 550 MB/s. SAS drives (D) are enterprise-grade spinning or SSD drives typically not found in laptops, and are slower than NVMe. A flash drive (B) is an external, portable storage device not suitable as a primary system drive. NVMe is the clear best choice for maximum speed among the given options.

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#SSD types#NVMe#Laptop storage#Hardware upgrades

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