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[frame_perfect]

2) It's probably not a disk. I'd bet it's an SSD, or something. I doubt he'd use an HDD considering how relatively cheap it is now... and considering how loaded he probably is.

[czechdeveloper → frame_perfect]

SSD can also stand for Solid State Disk. Disk does not imply moving parts.

[frame_perfect → czechdeveloper]

No. It's only referred to that because people are stupid. It contains neither an actual disk nor a drive motor to spin a disk.

If SSD = Solid state disk, then HDD = Hard disk disk.

[1stop → czechdeveloper]

But it does imply a disc, as in a circular thing. SSDs are very square looking discs...

[mtanski → 1stop]

It's kind of like apps still using the floppy drive icon to indicting Save action.

[mtanski → frame_perfect]

SSD = solid state DISK

[frame_perfect → mtanski]

Actually no. It's only referred to that because people are stupid. It contains neither an actual disk nor a drive motor to spin a disk.

HDD = HARD DISK drive

SSD = SOLID STATE drive

[samstave → mtanski]

I thought it was drive, not disk.