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mgmueller · 02-27-2013, 08:49 AM

Sorry, hardware related, not re. reading.
But maybe someone can explain to me:
Most bargain Windows 8 tablets (Asus VivoTab Smart, Dell Latitude 10, ...) seem to have eMMC storage.
So far my understanding was, eMMC and SSD are different types of storage.
Now Dell explained to me, their Latitude 10 would have eMMC SSD storage...
So, does this mean "SSD" only is the general term? As opposed to HD? And eMMC is a "subtype" of SSD?

And: Is eMMC "cheap" and outdated?
If so: Does this even make sense? What's the savings with eMMC for 64GB? 20 Euro?

And what would be the faster/more expensive alternative to eMMC?
What's the storage type "quality tablets" are using?

02-27-2013, 08:49 AM	#1
mgmueller Member Retired Posts: 3,308 Karma: 13024950 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Augsburg (near Munich), Germany Device: 26 Readers, 44 Tablets	eMMC storage Sorry, hardware related, not re. reading. But maybe someone can explain to me: Most bargain Windows 8 tablets (Asus VivoTab Smart, Dell Latitude 10, ...) seem to have eMMC storage. So far my understanding was, eMMC and SSD are different types of storage. Now Dell explained to me, their Latitude 10 would have eMMC SSD storage... So, does this mean "SSD" only is the general term? As opposed to HD? And eMMC is a "subtype" of SSD? And: Is eMMC "cheap" and outdated? If so: Does this even make sense? What's the savings with eMMC for 64GB? 20 Euro? And what would be the faster/more expensive alternative to eMMC? What's the storage type "quality tablets" are using? Last edited by mgmueller; 02-27-2013 at 08:59 AM.