- All right. Let's talk about SSDs or solid state drives.
Here's one of the drives
we're gonna be putting in the AV editor.
And the first thing that you see right off the bat is
it's small.
The standard desktop solid state drive
is two and a half inches
compared to this whopping three and a half inch
magnetic disc.
We'll use both just to show everything.
But this is gonna be what's gonna house
our operating system.
And this guy is a 250 gigabyte drive.
You know, these are more expensive than magnetic discs,
you know, so you're gonna get less capacity
and more money for that capacity.
But the benefits include one, smaller size,
two, no moving parts.
So, theoretically, the drive should last longer
than a magnetic disc, but you never know with that,
that depends on the environment.
And three, it's quiet.
It makes no noise because it has no moving parts
like that magnetic disc does.
- You may not need a solid state drive.
A magnetic based hard drive might be fine for your purposes.
For most end users, a magnetic drive is the way to go.
It's all that's necessary for someone who's surfing the web
or doing email or that kind of thing.
But if you're an enthusiast, if you're a gamer,
or if you're an audio video editor or a designer,
you will probably want a solid state drive.
So keep in mind why you're using the computer
when you plan what hard drives you're gonna utilize.
- So we have our power connector here, that's our 15-pin
and here's an example of the power connector
that we use for that.
And we have our data connector over here,
that's our 7-pin data connector.
Here's a right angle SATA data connector.
And here's a straight on SATA data connector.
And you use both of these depending on
what type of space you have.
So, those types of cables can be good
but sometimes you might just need a cable
with two straights,
depends on the computer you're installing this to.
And you know, you can install these also to laptops.
Laptops might also use a smaller form factor or 1.8 inch
and that depends on the system.
So you just wanna check that first
before you get yourself an upgrade or change out drives.
This also shows the amount of amps that the drive takes.
This uses 1.4 amps.
And we have the model number here, MZ-75E250.
So, you wanna keep that in mind.
Always know the model numbers of your devices and the names.
You know, this is the 850 EVO by Samsung,
250 gig SSD.
So, solid state drives,
that's really the way of the times now
to use solid state drives.
And so this is one that we're gonna use
for the operating system
and most likely the bulk of the applications on the drive.
But there's another drive we're gonna use for the data
and we'll show that now.
Okay I've brought out the AV editor computer
'cause we've already installed this drive
and here it is, it's the PCI express solid state drive.
And you can see it's connected here to a slot
and it's in a PCI express x 16 version 3 slot.
And that's important.
You need version 3 to really take advantage
of these drives.
Otherwise, it's not really worth having one.
So you need that coveted version 3 slot.
And you can see this is an Intel solid state drive
750 series, 400 gigabytes.
These are a little pricey.
The reason I'm using this is to store big data files.
Production files for audio, especially
but also for video.
And 400 gigs doesn't get you very far,
you'd be surprised.
But the key with this again
is you're looking for additional speed.
So again, this I'll be using for the audio and video files.
It seems to work best for large files.
I mean, it's great for operating systems
and applications and such.
But those large files that can cause you a lot of agito
when you're producing information
or maybe if you're gaming,
you might want to put your big gaming files on here also.
So for the enthusiast or for the professional,
you'll see a drive such as this.
And in some cases you can use multiple drives like this.
If you do, just check that crazy model number that's there
and make sure you use two of the same as exact drive.
Keep in mind, you'll need
two PCI express x 16 version 3 slots.
So, that's the other drive we're gonna be using
aside from our Samsung SSD.
And again, the Samsung will have the operating system
and applications, at least most of them.
And this will contain the important audio and video data
that we need.
So, that's about it for the sub-lesson
on solid state drives.
Take a look at the drives in your system
and see what kind of drives you're running.
Whether they're magnetic discs
or solid state drives and which type.