While the impact of SSDs hasn't quite been a drastic as, say, the impact of digital cameras on the photo film industry, which almost died over night, we can only imagine what the likes of #Hitachi and #WesternDigital thought when SSDs hit the mainstream. The hard disk's only benefit was cheap storage - SSDs were much faster, quieter, more power efficient and more durable, at least in that they'd survive a drop. These days SSDs have warranties and life spans measured in years and are trouble-free when it comes to things like TRIM and garbage collection - they're just as easy to use as hard disks. So it came as no surprise that Western Digitial bought #SanDisk - a popular manufacturer of budget-conscious SSDs, earlier this year.
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