Intel and Micron announce 64-gigabit 3bpc flash memory on 25nm

Groovy. I can't wait for the 25nm SSD refresh, I wanna get a cheap Intel SSD!
 
TCL has reliability issues so dont expect to see it used to make larger size SSDs any time soon.
 
hmmmm.. now we just need a lot of things to remember.
 
I'm happy with an Intel X-25 MLC for now. It's already an amazing improvement. This new development will probably take a while to filter through. SLC is probably only worth it for high-end servers and the like.

I'm waiting for the end of the year for the 25nm refersh when the 80gb becomes the Intel X-25V value option, the 160gb becomes mainstream and the 300gb and 600gb versions are released!
 
SSD tech wont replace RAM for a very long time to come since it dies after too many read/write cycles. And regarding the hybrid SLC-TLC drive, it has the same problem, it dies after a certain number of read/write cycles. At the moment that number is far less than an average SSD.
 
I know your point was seperate from the TLC-MLC thing. The article you first linked makes no statements on read/write cycles which is the biggest problem in any SSD. Thus, as with any SSD based device it will suffer from a very limited number of read/write cycles. It also makes zero mention of cost so I'm a bit confused how you can think it will results in huge cost savings. And memory is not only a loading zone for programs, lots of other info relating to the operation of programs is also kept there, meaning the read/write cycles are here to stay.

Your comment on the size of Windows/programs not increasing is laughable. A mere 10-15 years ago programs/games easily fit on 750mb CDs, now games are in excess of 10gb when installed. Do you homestly think this trend will stop now?

And I'll say it for the third time - TLC based storage is unreliable! Hence it will not be used in large storage devices (for the near future anyway).
 
Comparing Vista to Win7 is a bit trivial since they are essentially the same OS, one was just done properly. Compare it to XP and there is a huge difference. Programs... I dont know to be honest. Several small programs seem to be rivalling quite large ones, such as Google sketchup vs ProE or NX. It could go either way. But saying it wont happen is very arrogant and in the world of computing it has happened very often. Quotes like Bill Gates saying 640k of memory would be more than enough for any software come to mind.

Anyway, your points on using SSDs as memory one day are valid. I was merely pointing out that using TLC tech, or the new tech mentioned in the article you posted would not work for that application mainly due to read/write cycle limits.
 
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