I think a lot of people don't see that problem though... They see it as incredibly fast data storage, low power requirements, and less chances of failure, even in RAID 0. So... as valid as your argument is... if flash can indeed prove itself as a viable alternative to traditional HDD's... who knows... one day relatively soon (15-20 years from now) hard drives may very well be a complete thing of the past. Some people just like to jump on the bandwagon early, some do it because they can warrant the price for their setup, and some just feel like it... In the end... it doesn't matter how prices drop... reliability and speed will probably end up winning out. GR
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I think a lot of people don't see that problem though...
They see it as incredibly fast data storage, low power requirements, and less chances of failure, even in RAID 0.
So... as valid as your argument is... if flash can indeed prove itself as a viable alternative to traditional HDD's... who knows... one day relatively soon (15-20 years from now) hard drives may very well be a complete thing of the past.
Some people just like to jump on the bandwagon early, some do it because they can warrant the price for their setup, and some just feel like it...
In the end... it doesn't matter how prices drop... reliability and speed will probably end up winning out.
GR
(Sorry if this was redundant... I'm tired)