Just need it for surfing, YouTube, streaming…
SSD boots Windows, for example, much faster, works more quietly, …
Depending on what you need it for, an HDD laptop can still theoretically be the better choice, depends on how you use it and what you want to spend and so on.
HDD is often out of date for a laptop.
An SSD is much faster than an HDD. The most noticeable thing in your case is that the PC starts up really quickly in comparison and is above all ready for use. Many PCs with HDD still take a while until all the programs run in the background and also e.g. The browser really opens after a double click.
If you have never used an SSD, this is not so important for you. He doesn't know it any other way. But once you've had this rapid speed of an SSD, you'll never be able to cope with a PC where the operating system and programs are not on an SSD. I speak from experience.
Played with friends yesterday and been on the Teamspeak server. Had to restart the PC, after 30 seconds I was back on the server. Nobody could believe that I was back so quickly.
The difference between an HDD and an SSD is that, unlike the HDD, there are no moving parts in an SSD and all data is stored on fixed memory chips. An SSD can be thought of as a large USB stick.
SSDs offer a significant speed advantage. For my part, I can say that I was able to help many old laptops that had actually already been written off by installing an SSD.
The cost of a small SSD is now very low and you should definitely think about using the SSD based on your application profile, since you don't seem to need a lot of space.
I would always recommend an SSD on a laptop. Since it is a mobile device, the risk of damage to the HDD due to bumps and the associated loss of data is quite high. An SSD has only electronic components. It is more robust.
Because an HDD is lame. In addition, it is mechanically more vulnerable (especially for notebooks) and consumes more power.
