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
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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.
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.