eMMC vs SSD

[james_TW]

I've done a bit of research on this and I'm none the wiser - I've seen a relatively cheap laptop (my sister has asked me to look in to one for her) and it's got a 128Gb eMMC "drive" with Windows 10. It's for low use - browsing, occasional Roblox (for her daughter) and that's about it.

I know Windows 10 is happy enough with that storage, but what's the real difference between SSD and eMMC - I know access speed is different, but would it be noticeable really?

Thanks

JTW

[FourWheelDrift]

SSDs can be easily replaced or upgraded, eMMCs are soldered onto the boards like smartphone memory modules.

More here, shows speed difference between SSD too - https://www.windowscentral.com/emmc-vs-ssd

[james_TW]

Thanks - That's a better article than the one I found. I'm still unsure, but I think I'll steer clear.

Doesn't help that every SSD equipped laptop under £350 that I've found recently has been totally sold out...

[xeny]

I've got an eMMC equipped laptop for casual use. It's fine within its limits. It is a relatively low spec machine with 4GB of RAM, and if you run it out of RAM so it is paging heavily you notice the relatively slow storage more than you might with a faster SSD.

Mind you it was £100 (https://www.anandtech.com/show/15584/how-good-or-bad-is-a-100-laptop-the-coda-spirit-review), so you pays your money....

You may find an eMMC laptop that has space for an M2 SSD, or given 240GB SSDs are about £22, is it cost effective to buy an in stock laptop with a mechanical drive and swap in an SSD ?

[vaud]

I looked at the for my daughter and then just picked up a basic SSD laptop from Dell when it was on offer; the price difference wasn't that much and I figure it will last a bit longer (as OS and browser demands only increase)

[S6PNJ]

james_TW said:

Doesn't help that every SSD equipped laptop under £350 that I've found recently has been totally sold out...

Just buy a 'normal' laptop and a separate SSD then install Windows yourself - also gets rid of the bloatware that the OEM will have put on the laptop.

[james_TW]

S6PNJ said:

james_TW said:

Doesn't help that every SSD equipped laptop under £350 that I've found recently has been totally sold out...

Just buy a 'normal' laptop and a separate SSD then install Windows yourself - also gets rid of the bloatware that the OEM will have put on the laptop.

But finding one at a £350 ish price point is tricky at the moment - nothing seems to be in stock

[S6PNJ]

james_TW said:

S6PNJ said:

james_TW said:

Doesn't help that every SSD equipped laptop under £350 that I've found recently has been totally sold out...

Just buy a 'normal' laptop and a separate SSD then install Windows yourself - also gets rid of the bloatware that the OEM will have put on the laptop.

But finding one at a £350 ish price point is tricky at the moment - nothing seems to be in stock

i3 on the Dell Outlet (choice of 2 but about £10 differece in price) https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/SecondaryInven... or an i5 at just over £350 with a normal disk https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/SecondaryInven...

[james_TW]

S6PNJ said:

i3 on the Dell Outlet (choice of 2 but about £10 differece in price) https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/SecondaryInven... or an i5 at just over £350 with a normal disk https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/SecondaryInven...

Dammit - I missed this on Saturday and now it's gone

[TonyRPH]

Plenty of good used laptops on Ebay - most are ex corporate and are usually in good condition with good batteries.