The Asus eeePC was one of the first netbooks to introduce SSDs. For those unfamiliar with the acronym, the SSD is a solid state drive. It’s cutting edge technology. Not only are they faster than standard 7200RPM spindle drives- they’re virtually indestructible. You can hurl an SSD against the wall with the anger of a spurned woman on crack, and your data remains safe. The secret of its power lies in that it has no moving parts. Think of it as a very dense thumb drive.
There’s just one downside: SSDs currently cater to those with a lot of cash.
Prices won’t be going down anytime soon. Super Talent recently announced that it developed the world’s first 512GB SSD ready for consumers; the largest to ever be sold. Most come in 80GB variants. This one, though, costs $1500. A screamer of a price if you ask me. Standard spindle drives of 1 terabyte costs only $300.
Wait a few more years and Im betting SSDs will breach the terabyte barrier at sub hundred dollar prices.
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3 Responses to 'Would You Pay $1500 for a Hard Disk?'
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Make $995/Mo:
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I would pay any price for a reliable Hard disk. I’m a very gadget crazy person, the new SSD are virtually indestructible and this will be one reason to have one especially for companies that store very vital data. It might require savings and spending a lot than the normal HDs.
I don’t think they are worth it, but thats just me
For now, I think i’ll stick with my 1tb SATA
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Ridiculous amount of money if you ask me!……. but for those with too much money to know what to spend on a SSD is the answer.