I downgraded to a hard drive in 2026

EaseUS Disk Copy is the easy solution to migrating your OS to a new drive, check it out here: https://easeus.short.gy/Qkjj4b Benchmarking and comparing the experience of using & gaming on a hard drive against an SSD in 2026, at a time where SSD prices have escalated. The memory shortage isn't just affecting RAM prices. SSDs have inflated to levels we haven't seen for several years, and in this environment it might be tempting for new PC builders to look to storage media of the past. Is that a good idea? Music by Backing Track https://backingtrack.gg Tracks: "Binary Sunrise", "Extra Lives", "Midnight Racer" and "Vercetti Forever" 00:00 Downgrading to a hard drive in 2026 01:07 What's wrong with hard drives? 03:43 Test setup 04:52 Getting started - installing & using Windows 11 05:31 Gaming issues 07:24 Cloning the hard drive to an SSD 08:50 The glory of solid state storage 09:49 Benchmarks 09:53 Resident Evil Requiem 10:40 Death Stranding 2 11:31 Crimson Desert 12:27 Arc Raiders 13:11 Baldur's Gate 3 13:38 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 14:39 Caveats about HDDs #EaseUS #DiskClone #SystemClone #DiskCopy #clone #windows