It doesn’t say in the article but as cards are pretty terrible for long term storage, maybe this is better?
Comment on China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
So… an SD card?
MML@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Is there a difference, besides SSDs tending to be plugged-in all the time? Maybe better firmware?
Mihies@programming.dev 2 months ago
SSDs have controllers that help mitigating storage issues whereas SD cards are dumb.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
No, Micro/SD-cards have a very simple controller (no wear leveling, trim) and thus need no heat spreader. This one would need one.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
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.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
SSD still simulate HDD, because OS would need to adapt otherwise, lol.
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Defragging wasn’t handled in hardware. The OS is free to frag it up.
altphoto@lemmy.today 2 months ago
No no, a Sim card! Wow!