Comment on China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card

mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• altphoto@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  No no, a Sim card! Wow!

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• MML@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It doesn’t say in the article but as cards are pretty terrible for long term storage, maybe this is better?

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  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Is there a difference, besides SSDs tending to be plugged-in all the time? Maybe better firmware?

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    • Mihies@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      SSDs have controllers that help mitigating storage issues whereas SD cards are dumb.

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• MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.

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    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      SSD still simulate HDD, because OS would need to adapt otherwise, lol.

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      • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Defragging wasn’t handled in hardware. The OS is free to frag it up.

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