Why can’t we just use SSDs with 128GB as RAM on our Computers? It seems way better than 8 or 16 GB.
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RAM is much faster to access than even solid state flash storage. We are talking like 1000 times faster. But the downside of this speed is that this kind of storage cannot retain its stored data without a constant supply of electricity, which means if that was all we had then your entire computer would be wiped (including the operating system) as soon as you turned it off.
While the capacity of RAM and hard drives are measured in the same units because they both store data, they are fundamentally different in their capabilities which is why they are used for different things.
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