In this lesson, students compared various storage devices, including hard disk drives, solid-state drives, and optical disks like CDs and DVDs. The discussion emphasized the importance of SATA ports, highlighting their differing speeds of 3 GB per second and 6 GB per second, which can impact system performance based on the motherboard’s compatibility. The lesson also covered the characteristics of electronic hard disks versus traditional spinning disks, and concluded with considerations for selecting the appropriate hard disk based on the motherboard and memory requirements.