
China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card
Sean Hollister
created: Aug. 14, 2025, 7:41 p.m. | updated: Aug. 15, 2025, 12:57 p.m.
MicroSD cards are tiny but slow; the M.2 storage sticks in your PC are blazing fast but bigger and fully enclosed.
Now, a new type of SSD out of China could be the best of both worlds — and it’s already set to appear in two cutting-edge gaming portables.
And while a full-size SD Express card could theoretically beat Mini SSD at 3,940MB/s, it would be nearly twice the size of Biwin’s creation.
OneNetbook’s upcoming OneXPlayer Super X hybrid laptop/tablet, which has the same Strix Halo chip, is also now advertising a dedicated “card slot” for a mini SSD.
We don’t have any idea of pricing on these new SSDs, and have seen no product listings for them yet.
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