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    2.5" Compact Flash Based HDDs With RAID: Apacer SRFD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Spare Tire, Jun 13, 2007.

  1. Spare Tire

    Spare Tire Notebook Evangelist

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    Something on display at computex i found out from tom's hardware:
    http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/06/07/computex_2007/

    I don't remember the price of SSD hard-drives that were coming out soon, was it like 500$ for 32gig? If that's the case, for this little gadget to be worth the money, it should cost less than 100$, considering the price of CF cards right now.
     
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    Looks like a neat little toy, I wouldnt be able to use any SSD as a primary untill 64gb minimal with a affordable price but 16gb as a secondary drive would be fine if the price is right.
     
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    Well, the problem is most people want to have a kick ass laptop that does it all, but for the price they could get a kickass desktop that does it all + a good laptop that will do all you need on the go. And for that, 16gig is plenty enough. I just bought a secondhand p3 laptop with 20 gig hdd, and if i didn't put music and clips i might never watch, there'd be plenty space doing nothing.
     
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    eh true to some extent but if you were money consious you wouldnt be buying a 300-500$ 16gb hdd, and you wouldnt be worried about the small performance boost.


    My desktop does it all (except dx10) and I dont expect my notebook to do the same since its smaller but it better be damn fast so It doesnt drive me insane, storage is a must tho since media files and games eat it up fast.
     
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