Question: Hey all !!
I’m on a tight budget right now and I need to decide carefully from these two .
I wonder if I should buy a Brand new SSD 512 gb (Team group) or a second hand 3 TB HDD but HD Sentinel shows 100% health and performance . The 3 TB HDD made by Toshiba is almost 8 years old because its date of manufacturing is Dec 2012 .
Both are priced at $54
Which one should I buy ?
I’ll be using it for gaming .
Thanks in advance !
Answer:SSDs and HDDs have different roles, and it all depends on which role you need to fill.
The fastest possible system drive to install apps and games on -> SSD
Pure storage for media files, archives and documents -> HDD
That being said, I would never advise anyone on purchasing an 8-year old HDD. Go for SSD.