Hard drives make up as part of the physical component of a computer. Hard drives can either be internally or externally located, their main function is storage of data. Internal hard drives make up the inbuilt computer memory whereas external hard drives are portable and are connected to the computer via the 2.0 or 3.0 USB port.
Pros
The pros of using hard drives are the storage capacity they have. Most internal hard drives have a range of 60 GB to 4 TB,
whereas external hard drives have capacities ranging from 250 gigabytes to 8 TB making hard drives to be one of the best options in case of local backups even for a large amount of data. It is also a very cost effective way of saving data.
Information stored in these hard disks are always accessible to the user; this is because once it is saved unless it is deleted, it’s always one click away. It is
In the case of damages due to unforeseen circumstances, hard drives can be easily replaced.
External hard drives are portable light and easy to carry. This makes them convenient for transferring data from one place to the other without much fuss; and since they can be connected to any computer via the USB port, makes them even more convenient as the data stored in them is readily available.
Cons
An external hard drive, for instance, is an easily detachable device that can be seen and felt thus making it gullible to damage or theft. Finding a high-quality hard drive is hard, either for replacement of a worn out one in your computer or only looking to buy an external hard disk. This is due to the nature of the prices of similar hard drives but different manufacturers, some are too cheap while others are very expensive making it hard to choose which one is appropriate.
Hard drives use electric power to run thus information stored in them will only be available for use if there is power.
Hard drives like other computer accessories age and ultimately stop functioning. It makes storage of data in electronic gadgets risky because you do not know when they might stop working; If they unexpectedly stop functioning, all the information stored within them will be lost if they weren’t backed up on a different hard drive. This can prove to be costly and time ineffective in case the data stored in the hard drives were of utmost importance.