# The type of disk

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/the-type-of-disk/8573>\
**Category:** Video Similarity Challenge\
**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/the-type-of-disk/8573 "2023-02-02T14:45:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![wenhaowang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@wenhaowang](https://community.drivendata.org/u/wenhaowang)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/the-type-of-disk/8573/1 "2023-02-02T14:45:55Z")

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I want to know the type of 736 GiB disk. Is it an SSD or HDD? The type of disk influences the speed much.

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**Author:** ![chrisk-dd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@chrisk-dd](https://community.drivendata.org/u/chrisk-dd)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/the-type-of-disk/8573/2 "2023-02-02T17:32:56Z")

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Hey @wenhaowang - The disk is an SSD.

Cheers,  
Chris

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**Author:** ![wenhaowang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@wenhaowang](https://community.drivendata.org/u/wenhaowang)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/the-type-of-disk/8573/3 "2023-02-02T17:34:28Z")

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That is great, Thanks