Give them a couple of years. Just about all of the big manufactures are moving toward solid state storage already. So if they can get their hands on something like this we will start seeing 250gig Ipods, and Tabletpcs with 100 terabytes of storage.
The interesting thing is I haven't heard anything about improvements in ram storage for a couple of years now (minus DDR3). Have you? On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:39 AM, Martin Baxter <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Great gosh a-mighty. 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SanDisk's new integrated SSD (iSSD) device is just 0.072 >> inch (1.85mm) thick, tips the scales at a mere 0.029 of an ounce (0.83g) and >> is currently available in sizes up to 64GB. It's not the fastest SSD >> solution currently available but hey, it's *got* to be the smallest. >> >> Before you start breaking open those jars of pennies, the iSSD is only >> being made available to selected manufacturers for evaluation at the moment. >> But with just 0.629 x 0.787 x 0.072 inch (16 x 20 x 1.85mm) dimensions and >> capacities currently ranging from 4GB (the lightest at 0.029oz/0.83g) to >> 64GB (0.045oz/1.3g), it may not be too long before consumers are being >> offered capacious, ultra-ultra-thin mobile devices where external storage is >> thought of as an additional extra rather than an operational necessity. >> >> <http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119638/> >> >> SanDisk says that the iSSD "is the first flash SSD device to support the >> industry standard SATA interface in a small BGA (Ball Grid >> Array)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_grid_array> package >> that can be soldered onto any motherboard." As the drive uses an embedded >> design, manufacturers should be able to avoid any additional bulk and weight >> associated with connector-based solutions and, like its larger solid state >> cousins, the iSSD benefits from low power draw and a distinct lack of >> troublesome moving parts. >> >> The storage solution is reported to offer data access speeds of up to >> 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write and is compatible >> with most operating systems. Other benefits include unlimited read cycles, >> SMART <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.> and >> TRIM<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIM>support >> and an expected lifespan of up to 40TB-written. >> >> <http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119641/> >> >> Further reading on the iSSD is available from the product >> page<http://www.sandisk.com/business-solutions/ssd/issd> >> . >> Gallery Images >> >> - [image: The new iSSD has 0.629 x 0.787 x 0.072 inch (16 x 20 x >> 1.85mm) dimensions and weighs from >> ...]<http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119637/> >> - [image: Designed with ultra-thin mobile devices in mind, the tiny >> iSSD from >> SanDisk]<http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119638/> >> - [image: Careful not to drop it - the lightweight iSSD benefits from >> low power draw and no moving >> p...]<http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119639/> >> - [image: As light as a feather - just 0.029 of an ounce (0.83g) in >> the 4GB flavor and only 0.045 >> of...]<http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119640/> >> - View all >> >> >> <http://www.gizmag.com/sandisk-postage-stamp-sized-ssd-revealed/16122/picture/119636/> >> >> Tags >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > >
