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  • Billiam@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Random question that crossed my mind yesterday:

    In the era of NVME and SSDs, why is RAM still a thing? Is there any reason (other than technological inertia) that we should have two different kinds of memory, when the primary reason for that is no longer relevant?

      • Billiam@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes, I get that. But I’m really wondering why that is? If memory is digital, and storage is digital, why not develop a RAM-less architecture? Why not have a storage bus with the same throughput as memory does currently? Is it just because of the cost of the chips?