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Are almost all hard drives sold today for desktop computers magnetic hard drives?
ShayElliott
Yes. SSDs (Solid State Drives) are still much more expensive per gigabyte than magnetic hard drives, so they are still uncommon in desktops and mainstream laptops.
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