Comments on: Why Are We Still Using "Old" Hard Drives? http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gene http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-20013 Gene Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:42:39 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/#comment-20013 I can think of numerous reasons why we don't use SSD's. Cost = too expensive, they can get quite slow at writing data and only last so long. Flash-memory cells will often wear out after 1,000 to 10,000 write cycles for MLC, and up to 100,000 write cycles for SLC. Cost being the number one reason of course. I can think of numerous reasons why we don’t use SSD’s. Cost = too expensive, they can get quite slow at writing data and only last so long. Flash-memory cells will often wear out after 1,000 to 10,000 write cycles for MLC, and up to 100,000 write cycles for SLC. Cost being the number one reason of course.

]]> By: JC http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-19954 JC Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:13:49 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/#comment-19954 This video played on CBS Sunday Morning January of 2006. I suppose one could consider that "old" in the world of computer storage but it is indeed still relevant. This video played on CBS Sunday Morning January of 2006. I suppose one could consider that “old” in the world of computer storage but it is indeed still relevant.

]]> By: Kevin Smith http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-19945 Kevin Smith Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:34:11 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/#comment-19945 One word sums it up: "money"...or at least lack there of. One word sums it up: “money”…or at least lack there of.

]]> By: David M http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-19938 David M Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:05:42 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/why-are-we-still-using-old-hard-drives/#comment-19938 You nailed it....unless we are as wealthy as Bill Gates, platter drives are our only option. I look forward to the day, perhaps in a few years, that solid state drives are nearly as cheap as platter drives. They are still ridiculously expensive. See here: http://computers.pricegrabber.com/hard-drives/solid+state/p/11/form_keyword=solid+state+hard+drive/st=sort/layout=list/sortby=priceD You nailed it….unless we are as wealthy as Bill Gates, platter drives are our only option.

I look forward to the day, perhaps in a few years, that solid state drives are nearly as cheap as platter drives.

They are still ridiculously expensive. See here: http://computers.pricegrabber.com/hard-drives/solid+state/p/11/form_keyword=solid+state+hard+drive/st=sort/layout=list/sortby=priceD

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