Fujitsu to offer flash-disk option with laptops

[rpm]

http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=4559

 

[freeek]

Its about time they started using flash memory, its been out for quite a while now!

This will greatly increase system performance for gamers, businesses and general users! In about 3-5 years we will see 320gig flash memory hard drives

 

[redarrow]

In about 3-5 years we will see 320gig flash memory hard drives

True.. But by then 320 Terabyte disk drives will probably be the norm
Consequently making the flash drives look small

Mind you, solid state storage is defintely the way forward

 

[Gunny]

Paying more for less space isnt exactly that great what they should do is offer that as a primary disk (operating system and programs) and still have a conventional drive for storage then I might go for the upped price.

 

[HvRooyen]

On the latest TWiT (www.twit.tv) there was talk of hybrid drives coming out soon: Conventional HDD's with solid state memory built in - apparently allowing faster bootup times.

 

[Paul_S]

Oh woopee do.
At nearly R10000 for a 32GB disk I can see this catching on fast.
Solid state disks have been around for years but they've always been too expensive.

 

[damian24]

Wasn't samsung having an issue with usable life, apparently these things only last around 100000 write cycles per byte. I guess they may have resolved this this somehow.

D

 

[Tns]

eh? so much for so little? that doesn't make sense.and all this for like 30minutes more? no thanks. altho the idea is good!