Solid-state drives (SSDs) are increasingly becoming a significant force in the computer industry when it comes to storage. With no moving parts, storage is no longer limited by mechanical barriers in terms of higher performance. HP SSDs for workstations offer overall performance that is significantly higher than that of SAS 15k RPM hard disk drives (HDDs).

SSDs should be considered for most workstations, as the number of processor cores and overall processing power can be limited by the I/O performance of the storage system. For applications where 15k RPM HDDs provide a performance boost over traditional SATA HDDs, an HP SSD is likely to deliver even better performance.