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Originally Posted by Moejoe
I'm going to go the exact opposite route and I'm investigating using the cloud for everything and reducing my reliance on HD's altogether. Eee are about to bring out a new keyboard/computer with 8gb/16gb SSD that I'm thinking of moving to. It has an Atom 1.6ghz processor, which isn't too great, but with my writing already in the cloud, the only other app I'll need to run on a regular basis is Photoshop or the Gimp. I can also store my PSD's in the cloud also. For movie playback, i'll just grab what I want when I want to watch it from .torrents, then delete afterwards. I think the days of physical ownership or even collections stored locally are drawing to a close.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/03/eee-pc-in-a-key/ |
crikey, i hadn't heard about that computer-in-a-keyboard but it's mighty intriguing ! not sure i'm ready to go 100% cloud myself but when i look at the stacks of years-old cd / dvd backups of stuff that i probably will never need to access again (assuming it's not corrupt anyway) collecting dust around here i begin to think maybe i should...