I agree with Chaos. Even with my 1GB SD card I try to minimize write access. I cannot imagine having a flash drive replace my hard disk which is constantly accessed by one or the other process running on my Windows computer.
Still it seems that vendors are looking forward to selling those large capacity flash drives. Samsung
also announced flash-based 'disk' for PCs:
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Samsung expects that the SSDs will find a home in specialized portable products such as tablet PCs or laptops, said Suyeon Chae, a spokeswoman at Samsung Electronics in Seoul. Three versions are planned: a 16GB version that will be about the same size as a 2.5-inch hard-disk drive, and 8GB and 4GB versions that will be a similar size to 1.8-inch drives.
The price difference between flash memory and hard-disk storage has been narrowing and continues to do so, said Simon Woo, an analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. in Seoul. While per-bit prices for the type of memory produced by Samsung are dropping at between 30% and 40% per year, the equivalent price for hard disk storage is falling by about 20% annually, he said.
Eventually, SSDs will be able to compete with hard-disk storage on price, he said, but that's several years away.
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