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On 12/25/2008 04:33 PM, Stephen Adler wrote: > Thanks for the replies guys... here's a kicker... the new macbooks come= =20 > with solid state drives (for a small fortune...) I was thinking about=20 > the possible noise and vibration that hard drives can make. Any=20 > vibrations would dive me nuts. I know DVD's while spinning away can=20 > cause lots of vibration... Are the solid state drives worth the extra b= ucks? > =20 I've been a proponent of solid state drives since the 1970s. Back then,=20 the technology just didn't pan out (things like bubble memory, et. al.). = Today, we now have things like flash memory. IMHO, most laptop HDs are=20 very quiet, and most of the vibration in the laptop comes from fans.=20 IMHO, solid state will replace mechanical drives, but mechanical drives=20 are still very reliable as well as cheap. Consumer SSDs are more energy=20 efficient than mechanical technology, but economically in a laptop today = I don't think SSD is the best solution today. There are some web sites=20 that do discuss solid state drives, such as HP=20 (*http://tinyurl.com/a9eou9) or Toshiba (**http://tinyurl.com/82mxt3).=20 IMHO, mechanical HDs will eventually lose out as SSDs move in.=20 Currently, some HHD manufacturers are also providing SSD devices. * --=20 Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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