However, SSDs are also a little bit expensive than HDDs though the price difference is diminishing. But the truth is, not all drives are physically spinning HDDs anymore, and the Solid State Drive (or SSD) is becoming an increasingly common upgrade for MacBook Pros of all ages.īecause SSDs have a number of advantages compared to HDDs, they are more speedy, reliable and quieter - yes, you won't hear the click sound from a spinning hard drive.
When most of us think of where our Macs store data, we are used to saying 'the hard drive'.