tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17163743.post111560382515187160..comments2009-02-11T11:01:36.433-05:00Comments on The Captain's Chair: SSD and Me!GreatMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03940690194315778537noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17163743.post-73028691185127457102008-12-30T01:41:00.000-05:002008-12-30T01:41:00.000-05:00Jerry Pournelle has been saying that at some point...Jerry Pournelle has been saying that at some point, SSD would over-take standard hard drives on price/size/performance for the entire 25 years I've been reading his stuff. At some point, he will be right if only for reasons of physics. But the hard drive makers have surprised everyone (including themselves) at just how small, fast, and cheap they've been able to make spinning metal platters.<BR/><BR/>Personally, with my 1TB Drobo, I could easily make do with an 80GB internal SSD if they can get the price down a bit. Even if it cost more than a standard hard drive, the greater reliability, lower energy consumption and longer life could make the price difference moot.<BR/><BR/>Aside: First hard drive I ever saw was at Radio Shack. It was 5MB, cost $3,000, weighed about ten pounds, and sounded like a vacuum sweeper with a rock stuck in it when it was accessing data. In the winter, it doubled as a space heater. And it was magnificent.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357023273495828964noreply@blogger.com