Despite being an above average player who often gets invited to gaming competitions, I was being schooled in Counter Strike by my midget of a cousin. He even had the audacity to sneak up to me on several occasions and kill my avatar via stabbing.
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| Solid State Drive |
Now, I don’t claim to be a great MMORPG player in Pakistan, or even Karachi, or even my locality, but to have a piddling of a lad taunting me with shouts of ‘Chaakka’ every time he got the better of me, had me fuming. If my online avatar had been a dinosaur, it would be breathing fire.
IMPORTANCE OF SSD IN GAMING
A little bit of detective work in the mold of MacGyver revealed his laptop’s superior specs. But the defining factor was his Solid State Drive, which gave him an advantage of the speed that makes all the difference in online gaming.
As it turns out, with the right Solid State Storage Device, you can have speeds that are 200 to 250 times faster than traditional storage devices. SATA SDDs are easy to install, and can greatly improve the overall experience, from improved startup speed, processing, copying, and everything else that you do on your system.
And that’s not the only benefit of Solid State Hard Disk Drives.
SHOCK PROOF
For someone like me, who rides the wind whether in a car or on the bike, on roads that often resemble the mountainous terrain of Tora Bora, there are many shocks due to craters and sometimes empty manholes. My system has to absorb the shocks too. SSDs are much better at surviving these shocks, as they are structurally unlike hard disk drives, with their many small components susceptible to shocks and wear and tear.
For someone like me, who rides the wind whether in a car or on the bike, on roads that often resemble the mountainous terrain of Tora Bora, there are many shocks due to craters and sometimes empty manholes. My system has to absorb the shocks too. SSDs are much better at surviving these shocks, as they are structurally unlike hard disk drives, with their many small components susceptible to shocks and wear and tear.
POWER EFFICIENT
Solid State Drives, from portable SSDs to hybrids, are energy efficient; making the battery run longer than it would if it is still functioning on the manufacturer-installed storage device back in the day when you bought your first machine.
Solid State Drives, from portable SSDs to hybrids, are energy efficient; making the battery run longer than it would if it is still functioning on the manufacturer-installed storage device back in the day when you bought your first machine.
PIN DROP SILENCE
SSDs make no noise, unlike the motor engine sound that some PCs and laptops make. Ever since I installed the SSD on my system, I have been taking it to class and using it, without anyone being wiser about it.
SSDs make no noise, unlike the motor engine sound that some PCs and laptops make. Ever since I installed the SSD on my system, I have been taking it to class and using it, without anyone being wiser about it.
LONG TERM INVESTMENT
Well, this isn’t exactly an advantage, but it also depends on perspective. Solid State Drives can be ten times costlier than the typical hard drives. But then, they provide value for money. And most SSDs come with a five-year warranty. They also tend to last longer than your usual storage drive.
Well, this isn’t exactly an advantage, but it also depends on perspective. Solid State Drives can be ten times costlier than the typical hard drives. But then, they provide value for money. And most SSDs come with a five-year warranty. They also tend to last longer than your usual storage drive.
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| Corsair Force SSD Series |
I found a good deal for my SSD by scouring PriceBlaze.pk, a price comparison shopping website. It has a list of SSDs offered by online sellers across Pakistan, allowing me to compare prices and save a few thousand bucks on my purchase.
You should also try an SSD. If not, you should try comparison shopping websites. And while you do that, I will get my revenge on that piddling of a midget. Wish me luck! Got to go!
