Cheaper and faster data storage is great. Unfortunately in the meantime service providers are doing their damnedest to make sure we pay more to transfer it anywhere.

Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

calufrax: Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

Pretty much this. Though you can get around it fairly easily by only using it for your unchanging load-up files (provided your load-up files aren't being frequently updated).

Luckily, flash makers are aware of the limitation and have been working on ways to fix that issue. It's only a matter of time before one maker figures it out and stomps their competition.

Failure-wise, the less moving parts in a computer, the better.

calufrax: Not a fan of flash...



Also not a fan of Flash.

This thread fails without

calufrax: Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

Basically this. I'm hoping memristors may turn out to allow us to make non-volatile storage that doesn't eat itself.

PizzaJedi81: calufrax: Not a fan of flash...

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Also not a fan of Flash.

Why does that make me think of:

"My NEW Death Ray! Guaranteed to kill you in UNDER 4 days! STOP MOVING!"

/???

Flash is all right, but Superman is just as fast and can do other stuff too.

Warning. Article written by someone only familiar with consumer market.

NobleHam: Flash is all right, but Superman is just as fast and can do other stuff too.

Actually, he's slower, but does have more utility.

calufrax: Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

And yet, the MBTF for SSDs is significantly better than traditional HDDs. Yes, you're physically destroying part of the drive every time you write files. For most applications, the drive is still going to last longer than a comparable magnetic drive.

Rob_the_Irish_Bastard: Smoking GNU: PizzaJedi81: calufrax: Not a fan of flash...

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Also not a fan of Flash.

Why does that make me think of:

"My NEW Death Ray! Guaranteed to kill you in UNDER 4 days! STOP MOVING!"

/???

How weird, I just watched that episode for the first time an hour ago.

What show would that be?

Rob_the_Irish_Bastard: PizzaJedi81: Rob_the_Irish_Bastard: Smoking GNU: PizzaJedi81: calufrax: Not a fan of flash...

[bloodsweatdice.com image 220x220]

Also not a fan of Flash.

Why does that make me think of:

"My NEW Death Ray! Guaranteed to kill you in UNDER 4 days! STOP MOVING!"

/???

How weird, I just watched that episode for the first time an hour ago.

What show would that be?

Hyperdrive? With Nick Frost?

Ah...on my long, LONG list of shows to eventually get to on Netflix.

calufrax: Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

True, although you have to wonder how close the average person will come to seeing a write failure on an SSD due to wear. A normal HDD has a lifespan and very few people see them die (well few compared to total volume of sales).

I think we're going to see hybrid's taking up the slack. Cheap 2.5" rotational disks mated to an SSD as a disk cache rather than nothing but SSD's; at least until the price comes down and the data density comes close to rotational disks.

Dracolich: calufrax: Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

Pretty much this. Though you can get around it fairly easily by only using it for your unchanging load-up files (provided your load-up files aren't being frequently updated).

Luckily, flash makers are aware of the limitation and have been working on ways to fix that issue. It's only a matter of time before one maker figures it out and stomps their competition.

Failure-wise, the less moving parts in a computer, the better.

Texas Memory Systems claims to not have that issue

yes, I do know someone who works there, no it's not me.

PizzaJedi81: Rob_the_Irish_Bastard: PizzaJedi81: Rob_the_Irish_Bastard: Smoking GNU: PizzaJedi81: calufrax: Not a fan of flash...

[bloodsweatdice.com image 220x220]

Also not a fan of Flash.

Why does that make me think of:

"My NEW Death Ray! Guaranteed to kill you in UNDER 4 days! STOP MOVING!"

/???

How weird, I just watched that episode for the first time an hour ago.

What show would that be?

Hyperdrive? With Nick Frost?

Ah...on my long, LONG list of shows to eventually get to on Netflix.

THATS IT! Been trying ALL DAY to remember that shows name!

Smoking GNU: PizzaJedi81: calufrax: Not a fan of flash...

[bloodsweatdice.com image 220x220]

Also not a fan of Flash.

Why does that make me think of:

"My NEW Death Ray! Guaranteed to kill you in UNDER 4 days! STOP MOVING!"

/???

You marveled, I saw it.
Mark it down.

Rob_the_Irish_Bastard: Hyperdrive? With Nick Frost?

An underrated show... Not as good as Spaced or Red Dwarf, but has its moments...

I've had a few USB flash drives die... one I am still using I've had for barely 2 years... Whether they're just poor manufacturing of the chips...

What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?

One day Flash might catch them Duke boys.

eikni: What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching?

Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body.

calufrax: Not a fan of flash... That whole write limitation - physically destroying part of the layer...

Thanx in advance to anyone who can please enlighten me on that. Asking because I've considered the idea that in a couple more years, my now year old laptop and 4 year old external hard drive (used for backup, has saved my ass at least once) may be SSDs.

The real point of the article isn't that flash is better than other memory, but that solid state drives are gaining favor because of devices that rely on the cloud/always on internet, etc, plus the floods in Thailand impacting the supply of traditional hard drives and driving up the price, making SSD look better by comparison.