ComputerWorld has this to say regarding the state of SSD:
“Most observers agree that solid-state disk (SSD) will eventually overtake magnetic disk drives as the storage medium of choice. SSD is lighter than traditional hard disk drives, is faster, is more durable and consumes less power. Still, SSD doesn’t measure up to the hype, particularly when [...]
This USB flash drive combo has been my absolute favorite for a long time, hence the reason for it being my first review. I’ve owned many iterations of the drive, ever since they came out with the first 256mb capacity flash drive. The features have stayed the same, except for incremental increases in drive capacity. [...]
So I came across the ultimate solution for those of you who are prone to losing your USB flash storage drives:
Amazing ain’t it?! You also get the added bonus of significant weight loss as a result of carrying this with you all day! I’m not sure how I’d fit it in my pocket though… But [...]
Here’s a quick interview of Paul Price from Dell about some exciting technology emerging in the SSD and flash storage drives market from Flash Memory Summit 2008:
What really piques my interest is the use of SSD’s for SAN’s and NAS devices used in enterprise Virtualization platforms such as VMWare’s ESX server. My inner geek drools [...]
A really cool use of flash memory that is finally starting to get popular is called the Solid State Drive. A solid state drive is used as a replacement to the typical run of the mill magnetic hard drive. Since it uses flash memory, there are no moving parts, and it is much quieter than [...]
I’ve just found this cool utility Microsoft provides for free for managing your flash storage drives. It can be used for various purposes: You can copy files, and store Windows wireless profiles on it, which is a very handy feature. You can also use it to take an image of your entire drive to use [...]
Flash storage drives are a great way to quickly and easily move data between computers. They are small and convenient. They can be also be used to back up important data like school papers or files for work.
Flash storage drives are the modern day equivalent to the floppy disk; however, they are vastly superior in [...]