Can someone tell me about the flash storage..?

[iMacBoy]

Hi, so i have an iMac and all the rest but i was looking into the macbook airs, i see the cheapest one has a '64GB flash drive'... so tell me whats the different between SSD and a flash drive .. or are they the same?

Also my iMac has a 1TB HDD and then looking at something thats 64gb i mean .. i have seen the speed on youtube and they are mega fast but what does everyone do to store files because 64gb isnt really enough?

Thanks. Can someone explain what a 'flash drive' really is? thanks.

 

[GGJstudios]

Hi, so i have an iMac and all the rest but i was looking into the macbook airs, i see the cheapest one has a '64GB flash drive'... so tell me whats the different between SSD and a flash drive .. or are they the same?

They're the same.

Also my iMac has a 1TB HDD and then looking at something thats 64gb i mean .. i have seen the speed on youtube and they are mega fast but what does everyone do to store files because 64gb isnt really enough?

Use an external hard drive.

Thanks. Can someone explain what a 'flash drive' really is? thanks.

Solid-state drive

 

[iMacBoy]

Everything i needed in one post, cheers dude.

 

[Peace]

Isn't flash storage soldered on the board as opposed to SSD ?

 

[GGJstudios]

Isn't flash storage soldered on the board as opposed to SSD ?

It's the same technology, whether soldered on the board or encased in an internal or external enclosure.

 

[iMacBoy]

Cheers for info everyone