Gigabyte for gigabyte, solid state drives (or SSD) are more expensive than standard hard disk drives (HDD) but for a number of very good reasons. Since SSDs do not comprise any moving parts, they operate reliably, silently and make for a durable and energy efficient option for data storage. A solid state drive will also allow incredibly fast read and write speeds and enhance the overall performance of laptops or PCs. Novatech stocks a vast range of internal and external SSD storage solutions from manufacturers such as Hewlett Packard, Intel, Kingston, IBM and Imation and more.