Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 52616
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2009/2/20-25 [Computer/HW/Memory, Computer/SW/OS/VM] UID:52616 Activity:nil
2/20    Why flash ram will get you into trouble, in the long run:
        http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=669
        This is worse than over-clocking your computer. There's data
        involved.
        \_ What's your point? That flash supports a fairly limited number of
           write cycles? We knew that already.
           \- I am not the OP but dont think you're inquiry is very
              thoughtful. This may be another case of "physical difference"
              [between rotating mag storage and memory cell storage] cant
              be abstracted away by software emulation" [in this case
              focusing on the write/erase asymmetry]. An older example of
              this with another hyped technology was ATM emulation of
              Ethernet and the problem of doing broadcasts.
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www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=669
Like many power users out there, I thoroughly enjoy pushing technology as far as it will go, and getting the best bang for the buck possible. While overclocking is great for turning a relatively cheap CPU into a fire breathing dragon capable of slaughtering anything on the retail market, such shenanigans will not get you very far in the storage world, as pushing storage tech beyond its limits almost always ends with the loss of vital data. For what seemed to be an eternity, enthusiasts remained at the mercy of the relatively slow access times associated with hard disk based storage. Gigabyte i-RAM, the cost per GB was enough to dissuade even the earliest of adopters. Fortunately for us, flash based storage has access times nearly as fast as RAM, and is rapidly becoming mainstream, bringing some incredible performance potential into the hands of the average Joe. Once the newness wore off and I got some hours logged with it, I discovered that my speedy SSD had lost some of its luster. One thing led to another and my journey ended with writing up these findings for the masses to consume.