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Would be quite handy if there was a model with built-in SSD level flash storage (8, 16GB or something like that) and option to write the image on that storage b

Would be quite handy if there was a model with built-in SSD level flash storage (8, 16GB or something like that) and option to write the image on that storage by just connecting the device to computer USB port.

NeedMoreTea 8y ago
Surely that would make the problem worse? Flash storage wears, and is inescapable with current tech. Building it into the device is the worst of both worlds.
- StavrosK 8y ago
  Are all problems due to the SD card itself? At least with the RPi 2, I've been having some problems where I need to jiggle the card in the connector to get it to boot, but maybe that was just placebo. It definitely would refuse to boot 90% of the time sometimes.
  - kingosticks 8y ago
    I did have that problem with the original pi and it's big sd cards. But never with the micro sd cards. And there were issues with the spring-loaded slots although I've never had issues with that either.
    - StavrosK 8y ago
      Now that you mention it, yes, this problem was almost exclusively with the Pi 2 and the 3 has never given me any such issues.
- imtringued 8y ago
  "worst of both worlds" is not quite right Some SD cards are unreliable because they are removable storage and some vendors therefore think they can get away with sketchy quality. As soon as you solder on the storage (aka eMMC), reliability requirements shoot up through the roof and vendors tend to do a good job of ensuring quality and reliability. However my suggestion is to just use an external SSD which are dirt cheap compared to SD cards (128GB for 26€).
markb139 8y ago
There is. The new compute module has up to 32GB
- giobox 8y ago
  The compute module isn't really an option for the _vast_ majority of tinkerers buying Pis. It's certainly not a replacement for any of the consumer boards, which all are microSD based. You effectively can't even do anything with the compute module without buying another motherboard to slot it into. It literally has no IO ports beyond a DDR2 SODIMM conector.
dbuder 8y ago
I bought an Orange Pi because of this. Generally you load the OS on a SD and copy it over to the eMMC.

NeedMoreTea 8y ago

Surely that would make the problem worse? Flash storage wears, and is inescapable with current tech. Building it into the device is the worst of both worlds.

StavrosK 8y ago
Are all problems due to the SD card itself? At least with the RPi 2, I've been having some problems where I need to jiggle the card in the connector to get it to boot, but maybe that was just placebo. It definitely would refuse to boot 90% of the time sometimes.
- kingosticks 8y ago
  I did have that problem with the original pi and it's big sd cards. But never with the micro sd cards. And there were issues with the spring-loaded slots although I've never had issues with that either.
  - StavrosK 8y ago
    Now that you mention it, yes, this problem was almost exclusively with the Pi 2 and the 3 has never given me any such issues.
imtringued 8y ago
"worst of both worlds" is not quite right Some SD cards are unreliable because they are removable storage and some vendors therefore think they can get away with sketchy quality. As soon as you solder on the storage (aka eMMC), reliability requirements shoot up through the roof and vendors tend to do a good job of ensuring quality and reliability. However my suggestion is to just use an external SSD which are dirt cheap compared to SD cards (128GB for 26€).

markb139 8y ago

There is. The new compute module has up to 32GB

giobox 8y ago
The compute module isn't really an option for the _vast_ majority of tinkerers buying Pis. It's certainly not a replacement for any of the consumer boards, which all are microSD based. You effectively can't even do anything with the compute module without buying another motherboard to slot it into. It literally has no IO ports beyond a DDR2 SODIMM conector.

dbuder 8y ago

I bought an Orange Pi because of this. Generally you load the OS on a SD and copy it over to the eMMC.