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Technology Stocks : Disk Drive Sector Discussion Forum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Yogi - Paul who wrote (4393)	9/9/1998 7:52:00 AM
From: Pierre-X	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9256

Re: IBM Microdrive A product like that competes head-on against flash. A product like that has only one target market: portable devices. They seem to have omitted any shock-tolerance data or specification from the press release. I'd say that's a pretty important variable for portable devices. Flash memory obviously scores well in this area, I'll wager you can drop a flash device from a 10 foot height repeatedly without data loss. With a spin speed of 4500 RPM my guess is you can't drop the microdrive too many times. They ALSO seem to have omitted any power consumption specification. As a mechanical device it's a nearly sure bet the microdrive eats a LOT more power than a flash ram ... Flame away. <g>