--- title: Advantages to Choosing SSD in Workstations for Boston Business description: Advantages to Choosing SSD in Workstations for Boston Business image: https://synivate.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ssd-advantages-workplace-updated.jpg --- [![Synivate](https://synivate.com/hubfs/Landing%20Page%20Assets/synivate_logo_WEB_200.png)](https://synivate.com) - [HOME](https://synivate.com) - [SOLUTIONS](https://synivate.com/managed-services) [**Solutions** How can we solve your business challenges?](https://synivate.com/managed-services) [**Managed IT Services** Hands-Off Managed IT | Co-Managed IT](https://synivate.com/managed-services) [**Cloud & Digital Transformation** Cloud Migrations | Professional Services](https://synivate.com/cloud) [**IT Support** Remote Support | On-Site Support](https://synivate.com/help-desk-and-onsite-support) [**Compliance** HIPAA | ISO | SOC2 | Others](https://synivate.com/navigating-compliance) [**Business Continuity** Backup Planning | Disaster Recovery](https://synivate.com/business-continuity) [**Securing Microsoft 365** 24x7 Security Monitoring](https://synivate.com/securing-office365) [**Securing Google** 24x7 Security Monitoring](https://synivate.com/securing-gsuite) [**IT Consulting** vCIO Consulting & Strategy](https://synivate.com/it-consulting) [**Cybersecurity** Ransomware Prevention | Cybersecurity Alignment](https://synivate.com/cybersecurity) - [ABOUT](https://synivate.com/about) [**About Us** What's the Synivate difference?](https://synivate.com/about) [**Meet the Team** Our Core Values | Our Promise](https://synivate.com/about) [**Case Studies** Measurable Results](https://synivate.com/casestudy) [**Testimonials** Real Clients | Real Stories](https://synivate.com/testimonials) - [CONTACT](https://synivate.com/contact) - [BLOG](https://synivate.com/blog) [+1 617-517-0704](tel:+16175170704) [BOOK A MEETING](https://synivate.com/sdr) # Advantages to Choosing SSD in Workstations for Boston Business Advantages to Choosing SSD in Workstations for Boston Business [Sean Maguire](https://synivate.com/blog/author/seanmaguire) Jun 11, 2018 --- ![SSD Advantages in the Boston Workplace](https://synivate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ssd-advantages-workplace-updated-400x264.jpg?width=400&height=264&name=ssd-advantages-workplace-updated-400x264.jpg)When it comes to selecting hard drives for your office workstations and laptops, there are two major choices: SSD and HHD. Solid-state drives (SSD) and hard disk drives (HDD) provide different benefits depending on how they are to be used. When it comes to IT solutions for business, most experienced consultants will recommend that you choose SSD for the benefit of productivity and reliability. If Greater Boston data protection is also a chief concern, then there are definite advantages associated with making choices that are recommended by a professional consultant. Many industry technicians prefer the speed and ability of solid-state hard drives over hard disk drives for business. However, when it comes to choosing workstations and laptops in the workplace, it is important to remember that speed is just one aspect that must be considered. In fact, for business use, there are many other benefits that are related to speed. The ability to quickly move, store, and retrieve data with a solid-state drive is definitely a plus, as well as a faster startup speed, which is essential to doing business. This article will explore all of the ways that speed helps SSD to be a clear advantage over HDD and the way that these benefits can apply to provide better IT solutions for business to improve productivity in Boston and the surrounding area. ## Speed and Reliability Being quick is one thing, but being fast and reliable is another. It takes less time for a solid-state drive to perform the "read" and "write" functions for data than it does for a hard disk drive to do the same work. While speed is not the primary benefit of choosing SSD over HDD, it certainly plays a significant factor. Some processes are faster than others, but yield errors and inconsistencies. SSD can quickly perform the required functions without data errors, making it an extremely reliable option for increasing productivity and reliability in the workplace. The lower the error rate, the more valuable the opportunity is in the business world. ## Speed and Productivity Another advantage of choosing SSD over HDD is the ability to move, store, and retrieve data at a much faster rate, while still maintaining accuracy. The standard computer grade SSD, when compared to the standard computer grade 7200 RPM HDD, can store information at nearly three times the speed at between 300-500 megabytes per second. The ability to quickly move, store, and retrieve data is essential when the goal is to improve productivity in Boston. A system that drags or simply cannot process data that quickly can add a lot of time to the average workday. > Daily duties, such as backing up data to the cloud, editing large databases, and working with data-intensive applications can slow down a slower hard drive even more. SSD provides a clear advantage over HDD in this area. ## Speed and Endurance You can start to see how the combination of speed with other benefits is what makes SSD the best choice for business workstations and laptops. Endurance is extremely important concerning performance, as it measures the amount of time that the hard drive can function properly and consistently without any type of major failure or degradation. SSD can maintain its speed and function without failure much longer than HDD, which has to be repaired or replaced more frequently. Endurance must be considered as it can directly affect the company's budget or bottom line through the investment in computer equipment for office personnel. Productivity and reliability play a part here as well when including endurance in with criteria of IT solutions for business. ## Why SSD is Faster Than HDD You might be wondering what the difference is between the design of solid-state drives and hard disk drives that can make such an impact on speed, endurance, productivity, and reliability. SSDs have no moving parts, but hard disk drives do. The average HDD takes between 35-45 seconds just to boot up the operating system, while an SSD can do it in a fraction of the time, between 10-15 seconds. This is one of the biggest reasons why businesses are making the switch from the older HDD systems to the faster, more reliable SSD workstations and laptops. While this might not seem significant, imagine that you receive a phone call from a client before the office opens and he wants to know where his shipment is at this very moment. You switch on the computer but have to try and make creative conversation for 25-30 seconds longer with an HDD than you would with an SSD as you scramble to try and get to his account. That 25-30 seconds might mean the difference between a happy and satisfied client or one who gets more irate by the second. ## Contact Synivate to Improve Productivity in Boston If you are interested in learning more about our IT solutions for business in the Greater Boston area, give us a call at 617-517-0704. Our innovative technology solutions can be used to boost your Boston data protection, increase productivity and reliability, and help you to make smart choices that will help your business to be even more competitive in today's market than ever before. 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