• Axolotl@feddit.it
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    7 months ago

    I hope someone make something tiny but as good as a SSD in future, SD cards are absolute shit. For me it doesn’t even have to be as tiny as SD card, even a credit card sized memory is good

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        7 months ago

        Are they as reliable as an SSD? If not then the problem is still there

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          I remember people saying that about SSDs vs HDDs, SSDs were the unreliable newfangled junk. Am I old?

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            SSDs are less reliable than an HDD if we speak about lifespan (which is still pretty high) but it’s not really a problem for the avarage joe plus they got better in the years and can’t be recovered if they break. SD cards are waay less reliable than a SSD and it’s a concern for me

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              Depends on what metric you look at.

              • Lifetime when stored on a shelf: HDD wins
              • Lifetime while powered: SSD wins
              • Lifetime while constantly writing: HDD wins
              • Lifetime when used in a mobile device that gets thrown around: SSD wins
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              Oh yeah I just found it amusing that the old “unreliable” thing is now being used as a gauge for “reliable enough”

              I luckily have no experience with either breaking for me over 15ish years of active computer usage, so I have no fears or trust issues there yet. I also use cloud saves on steam for everything and I’m lucky enough to live in an area with good internet, so worst case I play a different game while my big game is downloading again after I broke something.

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      There’s already small NVMe drives the size of, say, four SD cards with up to 1-2 TB capacity. So it shouldn’t be long I reckon.

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          Xbox series s/x has ssds like this but they’re pretty expensive. Not sure if the price is high because of the tech, the specs or the licensing