SSD-HDD Price Gap Won't Go Away Anytime Soon 256
storagedude (1517243) writes "Flash storage costs have been dropping rapidly for years, but those gains are about to slow, and a number of issues will keep flash from closing the cost gap with HDDs for some time, writes Henry Newman at Enterprise Storage Forum. As SSD density increases, reliability and performance decrease, creating a dilemma for manufacturers who must balance density, cost, reliability and performance. '[F]lash technology and SSDs cannot yet replace HDDs as primary storage for enterprise and HPC applications due to continued high prices for capacity, bandwidth and power, as well as issues with reliability that can only be addressed by increasing overall costs. At least for the foreseeable future, the cost of flash compared to hard drive storage is not going to change.'"
Re:We live like kings and queens already (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Comments Being Truncated (Score:4, Funny)
No, it's not asinine, but a nod to the intellect of the reader. It demonstrates that the writer has confidence that the reader understands what they're saying. It demonstrates humour and it ...
Re:We live like kings and queens already (Score:5, Funny)
Well, 256GB SSD ought to be enough for anybody, and is relatively affordable.
enough is never enough.
Re:RAID? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:RAID? (Score:4, Funny)
Hilariously, that is the first actually valid reason to switch from 7 that I've ever heard.