What is the future of storage?

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I have a bunch of 6-8 yr old hard drives that I'm replacing with new 4-6 tb drives. I'd like to get SSD though they are not large enough yet.

1. This had me thinking, by the time I'm likely to replace the new hard drives will SSD be standard? Is there some other storage option out there that might replace hard drives?

2. I'm thinking of buying one SSD for editing video, though I'm not sure if I will see any performance gain? I am able to edit using either usb3 or thunderbolt with my 7200 rpm drives without any noticeable lag. Where will the advantage of SSD be apparent with editing?

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There are a lot of threads that have concluded that an SSD won't dramatically improve editing although it is better than an HDD. They do have many other benefits that make them a worthwhile upgrade, though. You might pick one up and test it for yourself. The future of HDD's, and SSD's for that matter, may be limited. Intel and Micron are working on XPoint Technology which looks like a total game changer to me. Hugely faster, cheaper, and more robust.

https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-and-micron-produce-breakthrough-memory-technology/
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There are a lot of threads that have concluded that an SSD won't dramatically improve editing although it is better than an HDD. They do have many other benefits that make them a worthwhile upgrade, though. You might pick one up and test it for yourself. The future of HDD's, and SSD's for that matter, may be limited. Intel and Micron are working on XPoint Technology which looks like a total game changer to me. Hugely faster, cheaper, and more robust.

https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-and-micron-produce-breakthrough-memory-technology/
 
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What are the other benefits of an SSD over a HDD besides speed? Runs more quiet? No moving parts? Do they have a longer life span? What else? Thanks.



 
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Near future is what I was wondering about, and by "near" I really mean within the next 5-7 years.
 
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They are quiet and more power efficient. They also produce less heat and are more shock resistant. Reliability, hard to say. Supposedly the MTBF for the HDD's and the write cycle life of an SSD for an average user would work out to about the same amount of time, but that's really dependent on actual usage and the quality of the drive.
 
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