Hi Roger, Simple answer, speed. An SSD or Solid State Drive will be much faster and has no mechanical parts. All the best Steve -- Computer Room Services 77 Exeter Close Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 4PW Tel: +44(0)1438-742286 Mob: +44(0)7956-334938 Fax: +44(0)1438-759589 Email: steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.comproom.co.uk <http://www.comproom.co.uk/> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: 23 May 2013 10:14 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] SSD Drives Could someone tell me the advantages of using SSD drives over the normal HD drives please. Going by the large difference in price I assume there must be one but when I can buy a HD disc for less than £50 whereas a SSD disc will cost around £200 I wonder if the advantages will be worth the extra cost. Many thanks Roger