cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agoChina is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM cardwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down12cross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkChina is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM cardwww.theverge.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-squareMML@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt doesn’t say in the article but as cards are pretty terrible for long term storage, maybe this is better?
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIs there a difference, besides SSDs tending to be plugged-in all the time? Maybe better firmware?
minus-squareMihies@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoSSDs have controllers that help mitigating storage issues whereas SD cards are dumb.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo, Micro/SD-cards have a very simple controller (no wear leveling, trim) and thus need no heat spreader. This one would need one.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s a little weird that wear leveling isn’t handled at the software level, given that you can surely pick free sectors randomly. Random access is nearly free. So is idle CPU time.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSSD still simulate HDD, because OS would need to adapt otherwise, lol.
So… an SD card?
No no, a Sim card! Wow!
It doesn’t say in the article but as cards are pretty terrible for long term storage, maybe this is better?
Is there a difference, besides SSDs tending to be plugged-in all the time? Maybe better firmware?
SSDs have controllers that help mitigating storage issues whereas SD cards are dumb.
No, Micro/SD-cards have a very simple controller (no wear leveling, trim) and thus need no heat spreader. This one would need one.
It’s a little weird that wear leveling isn’t handled at the software level, given that you can surely pick free sectors randomly. Random access is nearly free. So is idle CPU time.
SSD still simulate HDD, because OS would need to adapt otherwise, lol.