lemmington_steele@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy do SSDs have a more limited number of times data can be written to them, but RAM memory can handle loads of re-writes?message-square41fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareWhy do SSDs have a more limited number of times data can be written to them, but RAM memory can handle loads of re-writes?lemmington_steele@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThe reason SSDs have limited rewrites is because there’s a physical membrane that electrons tunnel through to store bits. This membrane will break down over time as writes are made.
The reason SSDs have limited rewrites is because there’s a physical membrane that electrons tunnel through to store bits. This membrane will break down over time as writes are made.