> Why do people still expect modern software to run at incredible speeds on hard disk drives? > Run old technology with old software. It is ridiculous that con

> Why do people still expect modern software to run at incredible speeds on hard disk drives? > Run old technology with old software. It is ridiculous that consumer hardware is still being sold with crappy 5400 RPM disks in 2021. You pretty much answered your own question. Whether you like it or not, people are still using hard drives because hard drives are still being sold. Just because those people prioritize capacity over performance, for a given price point, doesn't mean they want performance to be ignored altogether.