64GB Memory chip

Poppycat

I have a few of these thank you

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7057717.stm

Electronics giant Samsung has shown off what it claims is the world's most powerful chip for use in memory cards.

The 64 gigabit (Gb) chips could be used to make flash memory, commonly used in MP3 players, capable of holding the equivalent of 80 DVDs, the firm said.

Rival firm Toshiba has said it is also working with similar technology. Both firms will release products in 2009.

Red_Rose_Exile

Could this be the death knell of the hard drive as we know it? despite the 4Tb drive that is possibly on it's way

Poppycat

You can never have enough memory/space we can always fill it up

Seriouslythis would be brill for storage although some old hardware like card readers may have problems accessing such large capacity. I bet it will be a few years though before many of us can afford this, the most obviously application would be for a mp3 player

Red_Rose_Exile

I don't know, saving weight on laptop is imperative, also, with no moving parts means it much more difficult to break!

Two of those would be 1/10 the weight of a 120Gb HDD, I would imagine

Poppycat

True also it would reduce power consumption which is also a priority on laptop. I heard over day Samsung developed a new screen that would use alt less power than normal lcd screens

Red_Rose_Exile

you mean like the Sony 3mm LCD screen

Poppycat

No its a Samsung I am sure its not oled it has led backlight apparently

Red_Rose_Exile

According to this article, Samsung do do AM-OLED, so it could get interesting!

isofa

I don't think this will come close to replacing hard drives for a very long time.

There is nothing in the article regarding read and write speed, and that is the current problem of flash memory. The speed of quality hard drives won't be beaten by flash yet. Put that together with the widespread interfaces, the massive growing capacity, very cheap £/Mb or £/Tb of HDs (depending how much you are buying) - and they've still got a long future.

There may well be more part flash, part HD solutions in laptops (although as yet the idea is in it's infancy), if the price and speed can increase enough, certainly interesting to watch, I'd very much like a 64Gb flash card in my digital SLR... Actually I wouldn't, if that size corrupts, it is an awful lot of data to loose...

I think'll newer portable devices will enjoy these larger chips, and of course more powerful 'phones and music players.

ormus

who the hell needs 18000 music file storage!
ive probably not even heard 18000 songs in my whole life!