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"Timothy P. Stockman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think that solid state memory media *is* the wave of the future. However,
>I do see some drawbacks:
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>1) Right now, the cost of solid state is very high compared to MD: $100 vs
>$2.50 for the same amount of storage.
>
>2) Right now standalone MD recorders are a mature technology, which means
>they're very available at a resonable price. Standalone MP3 recorders (as
>opposed to *players*), are not very common.
>
>3) MD media is a much better choice for archival recording that FLASH
>memory. FLASH uses floating gate technology. Eventually the charge will
>leak off of the floating gates, causing it to "forget", whereas the
>recording on MD is more permanent (unless the disk is heated to "record"
>temperature).
The obvious solution to this, in my eyes, is for Sony to introduce a
hybrid audio/data MiniDisc. Using the same disc, you can *either* record
74 minutes of ATRAC'd digital audio *or* store 120-odd MB of MP3 data.
Either way you pay $2 for the disk. The data transfer for MP3 data would
be a bit slower than transfer to solid state "memory sticks," but the
cost factor would wipe the solid state storage devices off the map.
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