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Technology Stocks : WDC/Sandisk Corporation
WDC 179.56+0.7%9:30 AM EST
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To: Jerome Wittamer who wrote (1485)11/12/1997 1:20:00 PM
From: OrionX  Read Replies (1) of 60323
 
Jerome,

I just don't see how any mechanical device can have higher storage density than RAM or Flash memory except for future (very future) esoteric technolgies such as Holographic or Organic storage. Also, the mechanical nature of any mass market high volume drive/tape system doesn't have the speed required for realtime capture of images/video unless of course you are willing to factor in the cost of very expense miniturized components. FWIW, iomaga's Jazz drive hasn't been without quality problems with recalls of the drives and cartridges. What makes you think that anything much smaller and more delicate such as the nhand won't be plagued with reliability issues? What will the failure rate be of this device? In my opinion, consumers devices such as digital cameras need to be as bullit proof as possible and easy to use. Camera companies know this, but many computer type companies still have not learned this lesson. Sandisk's CF is virtually plug and play and probably easier than loading a film cartridge in a traditional camera. This has already been proven. Will any technology device such as nhand be that easy to use???? Maybe there may be room for this iomega product but I don't see it affecting Sandisk as a company with technolgy that applies itself to so many markets as we've seen in the last few weeks.

Of course this whole debate revolves on whether iomega's conference is about this long promised nhand product. Whether it is or not, doesn't change my being long on Sandisk.

Mauro.
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