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Thread ID: 72803 2006-09-26 15:55:00 Thoughts On New Flash Drives? SurferJoe46 (51) Press F1
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487527 2006-09-26 15:55:00 Looks like there is a new flash drive for laptops (www.washingtonpost.com)...but I am wondering if these will migrate to desktops any time soon.

I guess the real advantage isn't weight or power-use...but rather accessability and faster boot times.

Is the advent of non-moving parts hdds a thing of the future?

[I can open that link, but it might not work for youse guys...let me know and I'll c/p some of it...or try this: letters.washingtonpost.com
SurferJoe46 (51)
487528 2006-09-26 16:43:00 Looks like there is a new flash drive for laptops (www.washingtonpost.com)...but I am wondering if these will migrate to desktops any time soon.

I guess the real advantage isn't weight or power-use...but rather accessability and faster boot times.

Is the advent of non-moving parts hdds a thing of the future?

[I can open that link, but it might not work for youse guys...let me know and I'll c/p some of it...or try this: letters.washingtonpost.com (letters.washingtonpost.com)If they can get the price per GB down I would guess it may become the thing of the future. Especially in notebooks

Incidentally; your second link gives this error:


This server did not understand your request. The file you requested is missing.
Myth (110)
487529 2006-09-26 16:47:00 If they can get the price per GB down I would guess it may become the thing of the future . Especially in notebooks

Incidentally; your second link gives this error:




. . . I suspected so . . it is a site to which I subscribe . . . I will try to get you a link if you like to try to subscribe to it yourself .

Try this: . washpost . com/contactus . nsf/frmsubscribezip?openform&code=wc" target="_blank">subscribe . washpost . com

. . . it's free and no spam either .
SurferJoe46 (51)
487530 2006-09-26 21:53:00 I like this bit:

"Its shock rating is a whopping 1500G--it can withstand most shocks short of being fired out of a howitzer--far higher than a standard drive's 200G to 300G rating."
Strommer (42)
487531 2006-09-26 23:45:00 Is the advent of non-moving parts hdds a thing of the future?Without any doubt. Greg (193)
487532 2006-09-27 02:39:00 Just an addenda:

Whatever happened to the "bubble-type" memory that was being developed by Apple years ago? I understand it was available on field carried computers and being evaluated by GI's for reliability.
SurferJoe46 (51)
487533 2006-09-27 03:05:00 Google and Wikiperia have some interesting notes on the failure of the bubble - we were discussing that topic here recently.. Scouse (83)
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