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The SD is the worst for reliability, but if it's like rpi4, you can put UEFI on the SPI flash and come up on non-SD boot devices without SD now. But that's all
by keikobadthebad 3y ago
The SD is the worst for reliability, but if it's like rpi4, you can put UEFI on the SPI flash and come up on non-SD boot devices without SD now.
But that's all kind of crazy when cheaper, faster SBCs commonly simply boot to reliable, on-board, eMMC.
- avidphantasm 3y agoYeah, still happy I went with the Odroid M1 for a small home media server. It’s not fast, but it does everything I need out of the box, has a very nice aluminum case, and doesn’t use much power.
- wkat4242 3y agoeMMC isn't that reliable. It's basically an SD card on a chip. Difference is they're more optimised for random writes than large files like most SD cards, but you can get such SD cards too ("High Endurance" models)
- keikobadthebad 3y agoWhen was the last time the eMMC on your phone failed? They are very reliable. I have had several SDs fail sooner or later since rpi1 though which is why I personally won't be using them any further.