Re: [ARSCLIST] solid state disks

[Russ Hamm <rhamm@xxxxxx>]

Fascinating! Looks like the MRAM chip is still at a small capacity (4 Mb). 
I gather that endurance means information "does not degrade over time". 
Flash memory is already pretty quick on the draw. So "SSD" is barely out of 
the chute, and along comes "MRAM". You gotta love it! If these items live 
up to their promise, we all should be in store for some pretty amazing 
devices that will directly affect sound recording.

Russ

> http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/23/samsungs-q1-ssd-umpc-now-with-nand-only-2-430/
> >
> > Pricey items at this point, but Moore's Law is still working for
> > us.  Something to watch for mobile computing tools.
>
>
> That might already be obsolete -- take a look at this:
>
> http://www.physorg.com/news71723643.html
>
> Achieving a long-sought goal of the $48 billion (euro37.6 billion)
> memory chip industry, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. announced the
> commercial availability of a chip that combines traditional
> memory's endurance with a hard drive's ability to keep data
> while powered down.
>
> [ By "endurance" they seem to mean fast access time.]
>
>
> David Breneman         david_breneman@xxxxxxxxx
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