Most of the OS files are not constantly rewritten. For example, in *nix assuming you don't rebuild everything from source frequently, you mainly see frequent read/writes to only a few log files. Swap/paging is not really necessary if you have the RAM.
I'm not sure what purpose modern internal hard-drives serve. If you have rewriteable optical media, then it makes sense to store semi-permanent user files on these...or on thumb-drives...or in external storage drives.
I challenge any casual/normal business notebook user to make 10^6 read/write cycles.
The main difference between this and a Dell e1505 is a core duo processor, a 7200 rpm hard-drive, and WXGAWSXGA+ resolution.
I would like the people who own thinkpads to tell me in what way thinkpads are superior. I know they have good build quality/magnesium/titanium cases and good hinges...but what else? What about the insides? Are you just paying for thinkvantage and a fingerprint reader? An extended warranty? What is the big draw?
This is great news. Coupled with the fact that PS3 will run linux, this means that it will have the capabilities of a linux workstation. Who wouldn't want to buy a cell-processor based linux workstation for below cost?
The $100 laptop will be sold to governments (not to people). If the governments do this for their people, they will be giving them a lot.
Microsoft is sore that they aren't making money on this, and getting a whole world's worth of marketshare. All they have to do is make their own $100 laptop that runs Windows and competes with the MIT's project.
Of course, this is _great_ publicity for the MIT project and will no doubt help it find some direction.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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Most of the OS files are not constantly rewritten. For example, in *nix assuming you don't rebuild everything from source frequently, you mainly see frequent read/writes to only a few log files. Swap/paging is not really necessary if you have the RAM.
I'm not sure what purpose modern internal hard-drives serve. If you have rewriteable optical media, then it makes sense to store semi-permanent user files on these...or on thumb-drives...or in external storage drives.
I challenge any casual/normal business notebook user to make 10^6 read/write cycles.