eightbit Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) I am completely onboard to purchase a Gamedrive regardless as soon as it is released in the AA Store, but I did have a question regarding the flash being used (or a few questions). What type of flash is being used and what is the estimated life expectancy? I know this can range regarding the type of flash being used (ie: 100,000 vs 1,000,000 write cycles). I do not know and really have not investigated the internals of the Gamedrive...nor do I know if that is even available anywhere online anyway. But, I am assuming some sort of erasable/re-programmable flash is being used hence the reason games take 10-15 seconds from what I have seen in order to load. Or maybe I am wrong and it is using RAM? I would however expect a RAM based solution to have instant load though... like the latest iteration of the Everdrives. Any knowledge to the subject is appreciated! I work for a flash/ram company and I always like to know the life expectancy of electronic products I am looking to purchase Edited September 19, 2020 by eightbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 The GameDrive uses a user installed Micro SD card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SainT Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 4 hours ago, eightbit said: I am completely onboard to purchase a Gamedrive regardless as soon as it is released in the AA Store, but I did have a question regarding the flash being used (or a few questions). What type of flash is being used and what is the estimated life expectancy? I know this can range regarding the type of flash being used (ie: 100,000 vs 1,000,000 write cycles). I do not know and really have not investigated the internals of the Gamedrive...nor do I know if that is even available anywhere online anyway. But, I am assuming some sort of erasable/re-programmable flash is being used hence the reason games take 10-15 seconds from what I have seen in order to load. Or maybe I am wrong and it is using RAM? I would however expect a RAM based solution to have instant load though... like the latest iteration of the Everdrives. Any knowledge to the subject is appreciated! I work for a flash/ram company and I always like to know the life expectancy of electronic products I am looking to purchase It uses ram for games and flash for the menu. The cartridge will outlive us all. ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, SainT said: It uses ram for games and flash for the menu. The cartridge will outlive us all. ? That is GREAT! Thank you for the reply. I am really eager to get this. Thank you for all of your hard work man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbs123456 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 8 hours ago, SainT said: It uses ram for games and flash for the menu. The cartridge will outlive us all. ? I don't know about that, I plan on living forever and so far so good! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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