

They offer less capacity, though, and are more expensive than hard drives. Solid-state drives provide much quicker performance than hard drives. In the past, you really had only one option: external hard drives, which are available in high capacities, such as 1, 2, 4, and more terabytes. You’ll also want to consider what type of storage to buy. Most photographers will want 8GB or more. Another important decision is how much memory (RAM) to get. It's important to have a fast processor, such as an Intel Core i5 or AMD A10, particularly if you’re working with lots of files at once or doing extensive editing in Adobe Photoshop or other image editors-otherwise, your system may behave sluggishly.
