Will flash drives someday replace mechanical HDD's?
2007-01-19 20:22:42 · 6 answers · asked by snafu1 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
IF YOU WANT IT IN THE USB THUMB DRIVE FORMAT - I BELIEVE 8 GIGs - POSSIBLY 16.... BUT IVE NEVER SEEN BIGGER THAN 8
2007-01-19 20:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest I've seen is 8 gigs. There might be a 16 gig, though I'm not sure. And flash drives will not replace mechanical HD's because the data on them are easier to destroy. Place a flash drive near a magnet and bye bye data...
2007-01-20 04:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not an expert on computer equipment nor do I know for certain how large of a flash drive is currently being produced. I do know that the largest I have seen is 4gig. In my opinion, I would probably be wary of storing 4 gig of my valuable information on a device so small it can be lost or stolen easily, not to mention the possible damage that can occur to the device while being transported all over the place.
2007-01-20 04:32:40 · answer #3 · answered by SmartHooker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/18/tdk_flash_drive/ this site is about the new 32gig flashdrive, and yes, i don,t remember whitch manufacture it was but, there will be a nand technology laptop by july, no conventional hd, also the 100$ laptop for every child does not use a conventional hd http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/17/one_laptop_per_child.html
2007-01-20 14:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by jlbudweiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen 8Gb flashdrives....
As big as flashdrives get, actual HDD's will always be a hundred times bigger.
I don't see them ever replacing them... but who knows, 100 years ago we didn't think we could fly either....
2007-01-20 04:32:32 · answer #5 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
16GB Iocell CellDisk: world's largest flash drive
2007-01-20 04:26:44 · answer #6 · answered by john diamonds 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋