velociraptor 10k

[Jamon Camisso]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 02:58:35PM -0500, teddy mills wrote:
>> started using some 10K velociraptor drives today.
>> these things can move some data.
>> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=459
> 
> I think SSDs might kill them off soon.  They are awfully expensive for
> their size, and SSDs are faster.

Price per gb isn't quite there yet, but it won't be too much longer. I 
just put in a 64GB SSD into my desktop for ~$220 and I'm never going 
back to platters again. Best upgrade ever. Period.

Jamon
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