The so called SSD / Memory Card is going to be a
1.8" HDD Body, replaced with a SSD.
Since the invention of the floppy disk drive, various standardized form factors have been used in computing systems. Standardized form factors and interface allow a variety of peripherals and upgrades thereto with no impact to the physical size of a computer system. Drives may slot into a drive bay of the corresponding size.
IBM's first hard drive, the IBMÂ 350, used a stack of fifty 24-inch platters and was of a size comparable to two large refrigerators. In 1962, IBM introduced its model 1311 d...
1.8" = LxWxH (mm) = 78.50 x 54.00 x (5, 8)
The connector will probably use a standard SAS connector to get the 2x PCIe lanes.
The Plastic Back rear end is just a wrapper to make it easier to hold and not touch the bare metal body for when it gets hot from data transfer.
Draw out the dimensions on paper and try it out yourself, make yourself a rectangular box.
Tell me if it fits in your hand just like the image of the MS Developer holding it in his hand.
Zibob
June 25, 2020, 12:52pm
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Cool, but also meh?
I mean they are going to change everything possible, the connector and the storage format so yeah it will likely be that size but that just a size. Figuring out a phone is the same size as a wallet does not really tell me anything.
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