On 10/26/11 5:24 PM, JoeTaxpayer at <joetaxpaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think Bruce feels n is far lower than you or I do. I understand the > technologies are different, but the cost curve for dollars per GB > looks a lot like those for semiconductor density/ Moore's Law. So will > the ratio drop from 50 to 1 to 10 to one in ten years? Maybe. As you > say, there are distinct uses now or SSD, I bought the 80GB drive for a > laptop and the boot time is now super. And yes, the battery time is > great as well. iPads 64GB is enough especially with iCloud and easy > syncing. > As absolute pricing comes down, and a 1TB SSD is $100 vs a 25TB HD, > more may choose SSD. > I've seen graphs of drive pricing, not for SSD. I'd be curious.
I think the differences are: € Solid state: low data reliability, low energy consumption, high relative durability, medium $ per byte € Hard disks: high data reliability, high energy consumption, medium/low relative durability, low/very low $ per byte -- MaGioZal. <http://youtube.com/magiozal/> -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
