Could flash memory replace DVD/Hard Drives if this pans out?

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:44:13 -0800, RichA wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20579077

Eventually? - probably. But it will be some time before 1TB solid state
AFFORDABLE drives are available.

In article , ray
wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20579077

Eventually? - probably. But it will be some time before 1TB solid state
AFFORDABLE drives are available.

not as much time as you think.

On 2012-12-04 07:58:49 -0800, ray said:

On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:44:13 -0800, RichA wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20579077

Eventually? - probably. But it will be some time before 1TB solid state
AFFORDABLE drives are available.

Yup!
The current best price I have found for a 960GB SSD (the current larges
available) is $1,119.99.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/inter...lid_State_Pro/


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Savageduck

On Tue, 4 Dec 2012 08:53:29 -0800, Savageduck wrote:

Yup!
The current best price I have found for a 960GB SSD (the current larges
available) is $1,119.99.

Once upon a time I paid more than that for a 40 meg Quantum SCSI hard drive for my trusty
old Amiga.

On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 3:58:49 PM UTC, ray wrote:
On Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:44:13 -0800, RichA wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20579077

Eventually? - probably. But it will be some time before 1TB solid state
AFFORDABLE drives are available.

Why do you need 1Tb SSD in your computer? Store your data on a RAID NAS with HDD. That way you can afford to have a small but fast SSD that helps your computer boot in seconds, store your data in a safe place, access it from other computers in your house or even from outside. And archive your data on HDD's.

I am on my first SSD, I have heard they might not last long. I have changed some settings on my system to be SSD friendly and not abuse it. Even if it fails in 6 months I would buy the same one again.

Mine is a 60Gb, I have read less storage gives more reliability and is cheap enough to be replaced yet big enough to hold my system.


DanP

In article , DanP
says...
Why do you need 1Tb SSD in your computer?

To store image files. It's impractical to have a brick attached with a
cable to a notebook computer. It's better if the brick is inside the
computer case.
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On 2012-12-05 10:10:21 -0800, Alfred Molon said:

In article , DanP
says...
Why do you need 1Tb SSD in your computer?

To store image files. It's impractical to have a brick attached with a
cable to a notebook computer. It's better if the brick is inside the
computer case.

Quite a lot of laptop users are replacing the optical drive (DVD/CD)
with an SSD to give themselves a dual HDD/SSD laptop system to give
themselves the benefit of the SSD speed and maintaining the workhorse
ability of the HDD.
Currently I travel with that additional pocket drive, but to call it a
brick is a bit of an overstatement.

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Savageduck

On 2012-12-05 10:28:36 -0800, Savageduck said:

On 2012-12-05 10:10:21 -0800, Alfred Molon said:

In article , DanP
says...
Why do you need 1Tb SSD in your computer?

To store image files. It's impractical to have a brick attached with a
cable to a notebook computer. It's better if the brick is inside the
computer case.

Quite a lot of laptop users are replacing the optical drive (DVD/CD)
with an SSD to give themselves a dual HDD/SSD laptop system to give
themselves the benefit of the SSD speed and maintaining the workhorse
ability of the HDD.
Currently I travel with that additional pocket drive, but to call it a
brick is a bit of an overstatement.

BTW: I use the OWC Mercury "On-the-Go" FW800/400 drives.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...g/MS8U3H5T1.0/

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Regards,

Savageduck

In article 2012120510403216807-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, Savageduck
says...
BTW: I use the OWC Mercury "On-the-Go" FW800/400 drives.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other...g/MS8U3H5T1.0/

There are smaller USB HDD cases than that.
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Alfred Molon
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Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/
http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

On Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:28:36 -0800, Savageduck wrote:

On 2012-12-05 10:10:21 -0800, Alfred Molon
said:

In article ,
DanP says...
Why do you need 1Tb SSD in your computer?

To store image files. It's impractical to have a brick attached with a
cable to a notebook computer. It's better if the brick is inside the
computer case.

Quite a lot of laptop users are replacing the optical drive (DVD/CD)
with an SSD to give themselves a dual HDD/SSD laptop system to give
themselves the benefit of the SSD speed and maintaining the workhorse
ability of the HDD.
Currently I travel with that additional pocket drive, but to call it a
brick is a bit of an overstatement.

I had a look at the ExpressCard 54 SSDs so I could use a big HDD on my
laptop but found it expensive for my budget and not easy to use on
another computer. A DVD bay adaptor is reasonably cheap (but you lose the
DVD/CD drive). For laptops both are good solutions for having a SSD drive
with a separate HDD.

If this is not good enough have a look at a hybrid drive. See the number
of 5* reviews for this http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B005EEZ0H0/
ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

I will get a cable connected NAS on my home network and will be stored
out of sight as I certainly don't like clutter.

For desktop users it is easier, a small new SSD for OS and and keep the
old HDD for storage. I'd still recommend a RAID NAS if you have more than
one computer in the house, or if you want to back up to HDD's or if you
want your data accessible from outside your house.

Just check the transfer rate for the SSD you are buying goes in the
region of 400-500MB/s. SATA II will halve that rate but it will still be
impressive.

I need to calm down now.


DanP