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03-28-2008 at 12:45:24 AM

What do you guys think about this technology? http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/20192/

Will it replace current SSDs any time soon?


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03-28-2008 at 01:39:53 AM

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The idea of using microscopically sharp tips to store data is not new. In the late 1990s, IBM demonstrated its Millipede technology, which used arrays of a thousand such tips to write and read bits. The Millipede program is still active at IBM but so far hasn't produced a commercial memory chip. Nanochip uses a similar approach.



So basically, this technology has been around for a while. The guy who is working on it now has been at it for quite a long time as well. I don't know how long it will take for this to come to the market, but when it does, It will be quite good.


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03-28-2008 at 06:06:57 PM

My system is gone and I need to build a new system, I want SSD for faster read/writes but it's prices per a gigabyte are still very high compared to regular HDD so I was hoping that someone could give me information on the SSD scene and if it will have lower prices in about 6 months?

Does anyone know anything? even R&D?

Thanks for your replies.

BTW... Sorry I posted this in the wrong section.


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n°1763881
03-28-2008 at 06:30:08 PM

I'm sure in 6 months prices will be lower, but probably not much lower. Those drives would be great to install an O/S on.

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n°1763883
03-28-2008 at 06:36:05 PM

I just haven't been that impressed with "on the market" samples:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/0 [...] age12.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/1 [...] page9.html

Especially when installing Vista on a a 32 GB partition is considered by many as 'too small"


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