New 8 GB flash mem

**Gruneun** · 09-24-2004, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by snmnetwork

I'm talking about using it to hold the operating system on it. Faster boot up?!?

You can already do that with current flash cards. Oh, nevermind... I hadn't noticed the OS in your sig.

**Arathranar** · 10-01-2004, 11:14 PM

16Gb? Don't make me laugh. Check this out:

Taiwan firms to launch 2TB memory card
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08...iwan_mem_card/
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20040805A4013.html

I think this could spell the end of hard drives in all pcs...
I can't wait.

**frodobaggins** · 10-01-2004, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Arathranar

16Gb? Don't make me laugh. Check this out:

Taiwan firms to launch 2TB memory card
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08...iwan_mem_card/
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20040805A4013.html

I think this could spell the end of hard drives in all pcs...
I can't wait.

If they can pull it off, and it's not $15,000 then I'll be on it !

**Don 944 LA** · 10-02-2004, 12:09 AM

Thats way different than the cf cards that are up to 5GB right now, which are Micro-Drives. They are limited to the number of writes .
These seem to be true flash memory... a definate jump in technology..

The price will probably be stoooooopid high !!!!!

**Arathranar** · 10-02-2004, 01:40 AM

Maybe, but if they can price it low enough in order to take the entire hard drive market share... That probably makes a lot of sense.

**DriverDan** · 10-02-2004, 08:25 AM

You misread that article. 2TB is the maximum space the media hardware can SUPPORT. It is NOT the current size. Just like the maximum hardware support for memory sticks is 2TB.

**electron** · 10-02-2004, 08:58 AM

flash media is limited to the number of read/writes too (didn't know MD's were limited), but this announcement says the format will support UP to 2 terrabytes, meaning it isn't out yet, and probably won't be for a while.