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So this is basically a smaller NVMe SSD?
I’m still surprised the steam deck runs so well even with games installed to microSD - I’m not sure how they do it.
We had a lot of great games even when storage was spinning rust.
No. We have MicroSD Express. We don't need yet another form factor.
The SD and micro SD form factors are not the most robust or reliable. It would be nice to have a next step up form factor. In some ways, that's the motivation for CF Express Type B (and XQD before it), as popularized in digital photography.
Any chance someone builds a phone with removable storage now that we have better SD cards?
And since, underneath, it becomes a standard PCI-E NVME with standard lanes, there is no inherent speed limit from the bus itself, only from the fact that SD cards are tiny and any real controller is going to cook.
I’m still surprised the steam deck runs so well even with games installed to microSD - I’m not sure how they do it.
We already have this though. SD Express, which allows SD cards to actually protocol switch to one lane PCI-E NVME. It's been part of the spec officially since 2018, and an enhancement slightly later to add more pins to allow a second lane. And since, underneath, it becomes a standard PCI-E NVME with standard lanes, there is no inherent speed limit from the bus itself, only from the fact that SD cards are tiny and any…
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The SD and micro SD form factors are not the most robust or reliable. It would be nice to have a next step up form factor. In some ways, that's the motivation for CF Express Type B (and XQD before it), as popularized in digital photography.
Weird how this three day old comment shows up as 52 minutes old right now. What is going on with HN?