On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:16 PM, JoeTaxpayer <joetaxpaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > I never say never, but I've been watching this industry for nearly 30 > years, and suspect that until and unless SSD cost drops to a lower X > of HD, both will be there side by side depending on the platform it > goes in.
If you're going to discuss SSDs versus HDs then I suggest you also consider the relatively recent availability of hybrid SSD-HDs. At the moment the only one I know of is Seagate's Momentus XT which I understand to be a 7200 RPM 2.5" drive with the traditional 32MB RAM cache but also a 4GB SSD. The pertinent difference here is probably not so much the 4GB of SSD but whatever "dynamic caching" algorithms Seagate has come up with. (I'm just guessing of course). At any rate, in "a lot" of situations you can get closer to SSD performance in a HD for ~1.7 to 1.9x the cost of a 7200 RPM drive. I expect this price point to drop once the other manufacturer's start selling their "me too" hybrids. I expect the next step I'll take towards an SSD for my MacBook is likely to be in this hybrid direction rather than an actual SSD. I'm still in the waiting and watching phase at the moment. -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
