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Originally Posted by mgmueller
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And: Is eMMC "cheap" and outdated?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?
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eMMC stands for EmbeddedMultiMediaCard. A given one can be cheap and outdated, but the term/concept itself tells you nothing of the cost and performance levels of the chip used. What you are asking would be the same as asking if RAM was outdated for example.
SSD is Solid State Drive, and uses Block I/O tech to let it be used in place of a disk drive in a system. Typically it also would share the interface to be able to plug in right in place of a drive. SSD also tells you nothinng of the underlying specs of the product. Just that it uses solid state memory.
I think Dell has told you something that is a bit wrong. They seem to be assuming they can call a eMMC hardware solution an SSD one because they likely have implemented it to look like a drive at the system software level.
Though it could also mean that they have an SSD in it that is build using eMMC.