Hardware Flash memory?

[Noctosphere]

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch
On this page (in french), it says the Nintendo Switch has 32 GB of flash internal memory
flash, does that mean that 32gb internal memory is SSD?
or it's actually a HDD?

 

[Deleted User]

Neither SSD nor HDD. The Switch uses eMMC storage.

 

[techn1fire]

Flash is basically an SSD, yes.

HDD, no.

You should watch teardown videos:

 

[Noctosphere]

alright thanks guys

 

[The Real Jdbye]

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch
On this page (in french), it says the Nintendo Switch has 32 GB of flash internal memory
flash, does that mean that 32gb internal memory is SSD?
or it's actually a HDD?

It's similar, but not quite.
SSDs use multiple flash chips for higher speed, eMMC is just a single chip so speeds are much lower. You can think of eMMC as a budget version of a SSD. A lot of cheap Windows devices (tablets, hybrids, netbooks) use eMMC instead of SSD to save money.

 

[GerbilSoft]

It's similar, but not quite.
SSDs use multiple flash chips for higher speed, eMMC is just a single chip so speeds are much lower. You can think of eMMC as a budget version of a SSD. A lot of cheap Windows devices (tablets, hybrids, netbooks) use eMMC instead of SSD to save money.

Calling it an SSD pisses off Nintendo haters who can't handle the fact that the Switch has "more advanced" storage than their precious Xbox, though. :V

 

[Noctosphere]

It's similar, but not quite.
SSDs use multiple flash chips for higher speed, eMMC is just a single chip so speeds are much lower. You can think of eMMC as a budget version of a SSD. A lot of cheap Windows devices (tablets, hybrids, netbooks) use eMMC instead of SSD to save money.

yea thats what i read online thanks

 

[F34R]

eMMC is more SD than SSD.