Why do SSDs have a more limited number of times data can be written to them, but RAM memory can handle loads of re-writes? - eviltoast

In a similar vein, why can we not use the technology of RAM to prolong the life-cycle of an SSD?

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    1 year ago

    That is static RAM (SRAM). Most RAM in computesr is DRAM, which works a bit differently and is much cheaper and denser, but more difficult to operate.