News China introduces up to 2TB 'Mini SSD' that's 3X faster than the microSD Express used in the Switch 2, but smaller — tiny '1517' SSD is just 15x17mm...

[Admin]

3,700 MB/s sequential read and 3,400 MB/s sequential write speed in a tiny package that fits in your device like a SIM card.

China introduces up to 2TB 'Mini SSD' that's 3X faster than the microSD Express used in the Switch 2, but smaller — tiny '1517' SSD is just 15x17mm... : Read more

 

[wakuwaku]

Tom's AI:

China introduces up to 2TB 'Mini SSD' that's 3X faster than the microSD Express used in the Switch 2, but smaller​

The Verge article that this Tom's article is supposedly "quoting":

it measures just 15mm x 17mm x 1.4mm thick, smaller than a U.S. penny and just slightly larger than MicroSD.

The table on The Verge also CLEARLY shows the mini ssd is bigger than a micro sd with RAW NUMBERS.

Conclusion:
Please retrain your AI dear Mr Tom. Clearly summarizing a pretty short article with an EASY TO READ TABLE is too hard.

 

[usertests]

However, it should be noted that the 1517 isn’t a JEDEC standard yet, so there’s no telling if and when this will be adopted globally.

If it actually catches on globally, it will be an epic humiliation for the SD Association, which was already being eaten alive by CFexpress in camera equipment.

microSD can theoretically use PCIe 4.0 x1 for 1969 MB/s, half that of full SD. But it's nowhere in sight. Getting supported in Switch 2 was already a miracle that will help keep the cards alive.

 

[Notton]

I wonder how well it handles heat?

 

[jlake3]

If it actually catches on globally, it will be an epic humiliation for the SD Association, which was already being eaten alive by CFexpress in camera equipment.

microSD can theoretically use PCIe 4.0 x1 for 1969 MB/s, half that of full SD. But it's nowhere in sight. Getting supported in Switch 2 was already a miracle that will help keep the cards alive.

That feels like a very big "IF". The fact that we've had two PCIe-based solutions in two sizes each and both have struggled heavily to break into the mainstream suggests that there's something more to this than speed and footprint that's not working.

SD Express and CFexpress are still faster at the high-end, MicroSD Express still takes up less physical size on the 'portability at all costs' end while card costs also benefit from the scale of having Nintendo behind it... while 1517 lands somewhere in the middle specs-wise, and is building an ecosystem from scratch while SD Express/MicroSD Express slots are backwards compatible. I just don't see why this option would suddenly catch on now.

 

[watzupken]

On paper, yes it is fast. In reality, I think this will throttle badly. Modern SSDs run hot without decent passive cooling. Having used 2230 and 2242 SSDs, they can be super hot and throttle. In such a small size and no cooling, I seriously doubt it can sustain that kind of speed.