On Jun 2, 2014, at 10:02 AM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: >> >> It's a consequence of the bottom falling out of HDD prices, and the >> staggeringly high rate of HDD size increase, I expect. > > AND, dropping the size (thickness) from 12.5mm (although a few of those > are still around) to 9.5mm, or less.
This is directly related to reducing the number of platters and the thickness of platters as well. In the end it's futile race, because solid state drives are also plummeting in price and leaping up in size, and since they're only limited by solid state fabrication techniques, they'll be a lot more reliable...when was the last time you had RAM go bad? -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
