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minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoOk, but it’s rather specific case if you were still using a laptop with an HDD last year.
minus-squareTheOakTree@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoThere are still a few use cases… mainly price. A 4TB 2.5" HDD can be had for less than a bottom-of-the-barrel 2TB NVME. But I would definitely hesitate to bring spinning drives on a bumpy ride.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoSpinning drives have a no place in a laptop. In a desktop at home, sure.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoAbsolutely no reason to put one in a new laptop. But not all computers are new.
Ok, but it’s rather specific case if you were still using a laptop with an HDD last year.
There are still a few use cases… mainly price. A 4TB 2.5" HDD can be had for less than a bottom-of-the-barrel 2TB NVME.
But I would definitely hesitate to bring spinning drives on a bumpy ride.
Spinning drives have a no place in a laptop. In a desktop at home, sure.
Absolutely no reason to put one in a new laptop.
But not all computers are new.