USB 2.0
The number of full-size
USB 2.0 ports in the design of the set-top box.
USB is a universal interface widely used in computer technology for various peripheral devices. Full-sized USB ports, including this version, are used to connect additional equipment to set-top boxes — primarily external drives and wired game controllers. Since these ports (of all versions) are quite large, they are found exclusively in desktop consoles (see "Form Factor"). Specifically, USB 2.0 provides data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps; due to the advent of more advanced USB 3.0 and 3.1 standards (see below), it is considered obsolete and is gradually disappearing from game consoles. At the same time, peripheral devices for newer USB versions can be connected to this connector — different standards for a full-size plug are mutually compatible with each other. However it is necessary that there is enough power supply — but in version 2.0 it is relatively low.
RAM
The amount of RAM installed on board the console.
RAM is one of the main components of computer systems (which are all game consoles). Performance significantly depends on its volume: the more memory (ceteris paribus), the higher the speed, usually, and the better the system handles with resource-intensive tasks. On the other hand, in game consoles, RAM is installed in such a way that it is guaranteed to correspond to the claimed platform, so it makes sense to pay close attention to this parameter only in gaming tablets. This moment is described in more detail above in the “Processor” paragraph.
Internal storage
The volume of the set-top box's own built-in storage (see "Storage"). The larger this volume, the more information can fit directly in the device, the less often you have to clean the storage. It is worth noting that the same model of a desktop set-top box can be produced with different volumes (
500 GB,
1 TB and
2 TB). For portable set-top boxes, much less volume is available — up to
250 GBMemory card slot
The presence in the design of the console
slot for memory cards. The specific purpose of these cards may be different. In some models (mostly portable, see "Form Factor") they serve as an addition to their own built-in storage, and sometimes they are the only way to store a variety of information; in others, they are intended only for recording saved games. In addition, the formats of the cards used also vary; most commonly used today are SD and microSD, and the PlayStation platform (see above) works with the proprietary MemoryStick format.
In addition to expanding its own memory, removable cards can also be used to exchange information with other devices: for example, you can write new games to the card through a laptop card reader, and then install it in the console.
/Memory Stick, SD, CompactFlash/
