Netbooks by Hard Drive Type: Optical or Solid State (SSD) Comparisons

Solid State

Solid State drives work in the same way those little USB pen drives you see. They use flash memory and have no moving parts, so netbooks powered by solid state drives are typically able to withstand shocks better and boot up faster. A solid state flash drive in a netbook can be anywhere from 8Gb to 16Gb in site. See all netbook hard drive sizes.

Hard Disk Drive Netbooks

Hard disk drives use a magnet to write and read data off a spinning disk. This can be prone to jarring but it can also handle large amounts of data. Any netbook you see with a hard drive over 16Gb in size is probably using an optical disk. Some netbooks use optical hard drives that are 250Gb in size, more than enough for most users.