Comments on: Flash to replace hard disks in laptops next year? http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:20:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Flash-based laptops coming soon? » at Tom Raftery’s I.T. views http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-19347 Flash-based laptops coming soon? » at Tom Raftery’s I.T. views Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:43:45 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-19347 [...] I wrote a speculative post last September saying that laptops with flash drives instead of hard disk would ship in 2006. [...] [...] I wrote a speculative post last September saying that laptops with flash drives instead of hard disk would ship in 2006. [...]

]]> By: hostyle http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-2168 hostyle Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:08:03 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-2168 And here we have one: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000770065138/ - 2 grand for 8 gig is a bit steep though :) And here we have one: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000770065138/ - 2 grand for 8 gig is a bit steep though :)

]]> By: Kae Verens http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1709 Kae Verens Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:12:21 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1709 There should be no problems with read/write, unless you do an incredible amount of work with your machine. According to <a href="http://www.samsung.com/Products/Semiconductor/Flash/NAND/16Gbit/K9WAG08U1M/K9WAG08U1M.htm">this page</a>, the 16GB NAND chip can handle 100,000 rewrites reliably. I'd say this would be a fantastic resource for a file archive. I have, for example, 400-500 GB of data that I don't rewrite - dvd backups, photos, my music collection and the like. Another advantage of Flash-based storage, over cylinder-based, is that Flash, if I understand it correctly, does not require a spin-up (or similar) period when it turns on. My archive is spread over several hard-drives, and my work is frequently paused while the machine boots up a disk I haven't touched all day. There should be no problems with read/write, unless you do an incredible amount of work with your machine. According to this page, the 16GB NAND chip can handle 100,000 rewrites reliably. I’d say this would be a fantastic resource for a file archive. I have, for example, 400-500 GB of data that I don’t rewrite - dvd backups, photos, my music collection and the like.

Another advantage of Flash-based storage, over cylinder-based, is that Flash, if I understand it correctly, does not require a spin-up (or similar) period when it turns on. My archive is spread over several hard-drives, and my work is frequently paused while the machine boots up a disk I haven’t touched all day.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1651 Tom Raftery Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:38:44 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1651 Lee, you are, of course, correct on both counts but I expect flash memory to improve on both counts in the coming years and with economies of scale to the point where it will surpass platters as the medium of choice for data storage. Lee,

you are, of course, correct on both counts but I expect flash memory to improve on both counts in the coming years and with economies of scale to the point where it will surpass platters as the medium of choice for data storage.

]]> By: hostyle http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1643 hostyle Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:53:49 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1643 As nice as it would be (and hard-disks do seem to be one of the main bottlenecks in computers these days), its a long way away from being practical. 1. Flash memory has a limited number of writes 2. Flash memory is not cheap As nice as it would be (and hard-disks do seem to be one of the main bottlenecks in computers these days), its a long way away from being practical.

1. Flash memory has a limited number of writes
2. Flash memory is not cheap

]]> By: MacManX.com » Blogroll Dive: 9/19/05 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1641 MacManX.com » Blogroll Dive: 9/19/05 Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:32:57 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1641 [...] Owen encounters his first openly hostile support requester. Bonnie moves her blog to bonniewren.com’s root directory. Brian discusses Microsoft and quality. Khaled compares Photoshop to The Gimp. Jon discusses Google’s new blog search engine. Michael takes a moment to discuss his other blogs. Orson ruminates on the social damages of Hurricane Katrina. Sarah publishes a new page dedicated to recommended purchases for “anyone starting out in music.” Mark discusses progressive taxation. And, Tom discusses the possibility of flash drives replacing hard disks in laptop computers. [...] [...] Owen encounters his first openly hostile support requester. Bonnie moves her blog to bonniewren.com’s root directory. Brian discusses Microsoft and quality. Khaled compares Photoshop to The Gimp. Jon discusses Google’s new blog search engine. Michael takes a moment to discuss his other blogs. Orson ruminates on the social damages of Hurricane Katrina. Sarah publishes a new page dedicated to recommended purchases for “anyone starting out in music.” Mark discusses progressive taxation. And, Tom discusses the possibility of flash drives replacing hard disks in laptop computers. [...]

]]> By: davids brain blog http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1640 davids brain blog Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:21:24 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/flash-to-replace-hard-disks-in-laptops/#comment-1640 <strong>Flash hard disks</strong> [^] Tom talked about flash disks replacing hard disks in some of the low end laptops (eg. iBook 12″) that only have 40gb or so disks. The new flash drives from Samsung have up to 16gb capacity, and can be combined to make a 32gb disk. I have to ... Flash hard disks

[^] Tom talked about flash disks replacing hard disks in some of the low end laptops (eg. iBook 12″) that only have 40gb or so disks. The new flash drives from Samsung have up to 16gb capacity, and can be combined to make a 32gb disk.
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