CNET Forums: Message List - Flash memory replacing hard drive????? http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in Flash memory replacing hard drive?????. CNET Forums: Message List - Flash memory replacing hard drive????? http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com Didn't say never. But I didn't reveal I'm working in a field of recording to SSDs and we are seeing troubles with them. However we are us ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5014387.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5014387.html 26 Oct 2010 08:27:07 PDT never say never never say never. people of the 'dark ages' never thought there'd be such a thing as coloured tv, but its the 21st centu ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5014326.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-5014326.html 26 Oct 2010 06:46:27 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? Everyone makes valid points for and against flash memory. The inevitable is that flash cards will be the dominant storag ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-301894.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-301894.html 23 Jun 2004 07:28:55 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? Personally, I think Flash has it's place in this ever changing world. The possibilities are endless. I just wonder what ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-299231.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-299231.html 20 Jun 2004 23:18:05 PDT Re: With some of the given feedback by people... Innovation and engineering and demand are all in the mix of what controls the cost of these devices. Just because it is ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-297781.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-297781.html 19 Jun 2004 13:25:38 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? Imagine a flash memory card that held 40 GB for about $500. That would allow you to carry your hard drive in your pocke ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-297335.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-297335.html 19 Jun 2004 07:36:57 PDT Re: With some of the given feedback by people... I didn't say it couldn't be done. Just consider the complexity of the devices- which drives cost !! I agree that dismiss ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-297327.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-297327.html 19 Jun 2004 07:20:01 PDT Re: With some of the given feedback by people... I don't know what you are meaning in &quot;moving the laser at the speed that the CDs/DVDs move&quot;<br><br>Are you ins ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296884.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296884.html 18 Jun 2004 18:12:16 PDT Re: Solid State HDD Solid State HDDs have been around for quite sometime now. The first ones I recall were sold in 2000. I know for a fact ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296765.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296765.html 18 Jun 2004 15:42:46 PDT Re: With some of the given feedback by people... Think about the difficulty of moving the laser at the speed that the CDs/DVDs move at now in order to access the data st ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296749.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296749.html 18 Jun 2004 15:18:30 PDT Re: With some of the given feedback by people... So far, the solid state memory seems a little slow. I always thought game cartridges were a good idea and that's what a ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296670.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296670.html 18 Jun 2004 13:47:55 PDT 1 year outlook. 99% full. The silicon production capacity of the smaller micron sizes is booked at about 99% capacity for the next year. Larger f ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296512.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296512.html 18 Jun 2004 11:54:55 PDT A hard drive possibility I believe that the hard drive will be around for a long time, easily 10 years, but I don't think it will be in its curre ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296355.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296355.html 18 Jun 2004 11:01:42 PDT With some of the given feedback by people... it doesn't seem that the memory cards/flash drives will replace the hard drive any time soon because of the limited writ ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296258.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296258.html 18 Jun 2004 09:46:35 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? I am a firm believer and proponent of a &quot;solid state&quot; (if I can use the term loosely) storage standard. Curre ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296146.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-296146.html 18 Jun 2004 08:39:10 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? Flash memory could only be a taken as a serious contender to replace hard drives when they can be made as reliable, as c ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-295801.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-295801.html 18 Jun 2004 06:10:32 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? I believe it will be the way of the future - I am using this technology now in a small way. But my concern is the longev ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-295548.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-295548.html 18 Jun 2004 00:12:29 PDT Re: Flash memory replacing hard drive????? No. It won't. Here's why. Look closely at FLASH memory specifications and you only have some 100,000 to 1,000,000 e ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-291679.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-291679.html 15 Jun 2004 05:36:40 PDT Flash memory replacing hard drive????? Pretec has recently announced a 12GB CF card. Its price is terribly high however everybody knows that it will eventually ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-291504.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7591_102-291504.html 15 Jun 2004 01:32:25 PDT