Computer storage???

[Hawkmoon]

I'm not shopping for a new computer right at the moment, but whenever I'm in a Walmart I usually cruise the computer aisle just to see what's selling these days. I went to Wally World this afternoon, did my usual pass through the computer display, and I got a bit of a surprise.

They had an Asus laptop selling for $129.99. (The last time I remember checking, their cheapest model was an HP that sold for 179.99.) For $129.99 I don't expect a powerhouse, but here's what surprised me: this wasn't a Chromebook, this was a Windows 11 computer. It has 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage.

I thought I had read that eMMC was past history. What's the deal on eMMC compared to SSD?

[K Frame]

I think you're seeing the final dying gasps of eMMC storage for the bargain basement machines that are sold through the big retailers. Walmart seems to have several eMMC machines in their inventory, including a couple of HP machines, and they're all in the sub-$200 range.