Posted by calvintaneng > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

Can we use flash memory to replace hard drives completely in PCs and laptops?

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Posted by Goldberg > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

Hard drive storage will soon become part of computing history, says expert

Hard drive storage will soon become part of computing history, says expert
Hard disk drives will soon become obsolete
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Data storage on hard drives will soon become a thing of the past, according to an expert Shawn Rosemarin, Vice President, R&D and Customer Engineering – Pure Storage. According to Rosemarin, we could see the last hard drive being sold in just about five years from now, PC Gamer reported.

Most computer users have long migrated to cloud storage solutions when it comes to safely storing their data. With content being streamed on smartphones and tablets practically everywhere, there is little reason to own a hard drive these days.

Most laptops and computers too are equipped with solid-state drives, so the question is, where are hard drives even used?

The Last of the Hard Drives

Back in 1956, IBM unveiled the 305 RAMDAC, which was likely the first computer to run a hard drive with a magnetic disk. The entire assembly took up a sizeable portion of the room but offered nothing over 5 MB of conventional storage capacity.

Fast forward 50 years, storage capacities had zoomed to one terabyte, and the size of the drive itself had reduced to the palm. When writing this, one can buy 22 TB storage for regular use and even 26 TB models for use in data centers.

The problem, however, according to Rosemarin, is that the world spends three percent of its energy on data centers, most of which is to spin the hard drive’s disk. Shifting to flash storage could reduce power consumption by as much as 90 percent. This is why the shift away from magnetic storage is inevitable.


Hard disk drives will soon become part of computer junk that nobody looks at
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The major hurdle, according to Rosemarin, is the cost of flash storage. A 100TB flash storage costs $40,000, which is exorbitant when hard drive storage for similar capacity costs about $2,000. But as with computing hardware, prices tumble very quickly, and the SSD will also meet the same fate, sooner or later.

Whether the last hard drive is sold in 2028 or not could be the topic of a moot discussion, but its place in computing is almost cemented. The timeline could be pushed up even further if newer storage solutions are discovered during this time.

If you’d like to salvage a piece of history, then now might be a good time to pick a new hard drive for memory’s sake. Else you will be left searching for them, just like we do with floppy disks now.

Posted by calvintaneng > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

Say expert?

You quote from a wrong source

Might as well quote what Russia said about Ukraine or what Usa said about China in trade war

Better go ask the correct people about Hdd by calling up Seagate, Western Digital and Toshiba

Posted by calvintaneng > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

Seagate the world biggest Hdd drive maker already stated Hdd will continue to be in year till year 2034 - 10 years more and longer

Posted by calvintaneng > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

"Nothing is so powerful than an idea whose time has come"

-- Victor Hugo

Hdd bull run commencing

Posted by calvintaneng > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

highlights of each's strength and latest development

1. Jcy
it said they only use 50% capacity and earned more because of selling higher value products

2. 2nd half year results will be better than 1st half of 2024

so we have clarity here

Jcy profits expected to increase

2. Notion
no. 6 holder with 11.4 millions Notion shares suddenly bought another 28 millions Notion shares about Rm1.00 to be in Top position over 5%

there is fierce buying

3. Dufu
the laggards
a check shows many Funds are in Dufu including Norway Fund

Posted by calvintaneng > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

AI (Artificial Intelligence) Boom Time Sudden Turnaround The Fortunes of HDD (Hard Disk Drive) Makers, Calvin Tan

https://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/www.eaglevisioninvest.com/2024-05-27-story-h-160745258-AI_Artificial_Intelligence_Boom_Time_Sudden_Turnaround_The_Fortunes_of_

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Posted by Nepo > 3 weeks ago | Report Abuse

too late to buy..

Posted by Income > 2 weeks ago | Report Abuse

Don't simply write article without giving people warning... In case of not performing as per your write up.
Money is hard to earn..．Whoïii

Posted by Michael Kwok > 2 weeks ago | Report Abuse

High already dun buy.sell call
Jcy 50 cents
Notion rm 1.23
Ytlpower 4.96
Dufu 2.31
28/5/24 11.46am

Posted by calvintaneng > 1 week ago | Report Abuse

AFTER GREAT SUCCESS IN VSTEC - JCY & NOTION ARE TWO CHUN CHUN BUY CALLS OF CALVIN TAN

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VSTEC (5162) A MONOPOLY ON THE INTERNET ECONOMY & E-COMMERCE PLUS HIGH DIVIDENDS , Calvin Tan Research

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VSTEC IS LOCAL WHY JCY, NOTION & DUFU ARE GLOBAL!!