Solid State Drives: Fast, Rugged, and Really Expensive

**MIG-31** · Nov 14, 2007, 08:08 AM

Source: Extremetech
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That's not to say they run hot. But they have become the must-have for the "in crowd" among the digerati. Flash drives are compact, make no noise, and consume less power than their standard hard drive counterparts. In the past, however, flash drives have suffered from two critical shortcomings compared to their rotating media cousins: They offer lower capacity and cost a lot more.

Judas · Nov 14, 2007, 08:13 AM

And could potentially run a hell of alot warmer

JohnDoe47 · Nov 14, 2007, 01:12 PM

LOL, another ridiculous scheme.

Wouldn't we be all better off with those Seagate 15,000rpm hdd?

BlueMak · Nov 14, 2007, 05:34 PM

I read once that if you live a solid state drive unused for X years where X is not that large, they lose the data, I wonder if it is true.

Judas · Nov 14, 2007, 09:22 PM

won't know until much later....

Nov 14, 2007, 08:08 AM	#1
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Nov 14, 2007, 05:34 PM	#4
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	I read once that if you live a solid state drive unused for X years where X is not that large, they lose the data, I wonder if it is true. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Nov 14, 2007, 01:12 PM	#3
JohnDoe47 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 319 Rep Power: 0	LOL, another ridiculous scheme. Wouldn't we be all better off with those Seagate 15,000rpm hdd?