“From an internal technology standpoint, what is the difference in a USB 3.0 Flash Drive and an External USB 3.1 SSD drive? (Except obviously the newer USB standard) At their core, aren’t Flash and SSD the same thing?”
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Yes, an SSD uses flash memory to store the data. However, flash comes in various varieties - CF, SD, TF cards, USB thumb drives, etc. As to USB 3.0 vs 3.1 - that has nothing to do with the memory inside, but the interface used to connect the drive to your computer or device. USB 3.1 is twice as fast as USB 3.0 (5gbps vs 10gbps).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Great question, at their core, they are similar when it comes to how information is accessed on the drives. No moving parts but what's different is the speed. Flash drives that I've known access and write at about 100mb's per sec max, some, maybe slightly faster, but SSD drives write and read information at 550mbs per sec.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You use an SSD to load programs at a faster rate
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