On Mar 7, 2013, at 19:51 , John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I just read that Seagate is discontinuing production of 2.5" 7200RPM >> drives. They see it's all going SSD. If you need high-performance, >> spinning oxide on metal ain't going to be what you do. >> >> My assumption is that they'll keep the slower discs around for a >> while for the cheapskates. >> >> -Charles > > > During my most recent weekly pilgrimage to my local computer store, 3TB > 7200rpm Seagate drives were less than $140. > > The largest SSD available at a comparable price was 120GB. > > I think large spinning drives may hold the mass storage market for a while > yet. >
Well... at 7200RPM you'll have to find another vendor. Seagate isn't going to make 'em. I don't argue that you get more storage for the buck with oxide - but the high-speed drives (7200+ RPM) are/were aimed at those looking for Performance (with a capital P) and for that you'll probably be seeing hybrid or SSD-only drives filling that niche. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [email protected] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
