Solid-state does not really have an opposite when it comes to this tech. Solid-state in this case refers to the quality of the hard drive; that it does not have moving parts and it's internal memory storage is (simply) a solid, non-moving material. A standard hard drive has plates (disks) and arms that move and is, or at least was, called a "hard disk drive".
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