Let's put your post to practical use?
I have a couple that I use for Linux since I don't want it installed on my hard drive. Anyway, I could buy a half terabyte drive to $300.
Why would you need a couple of OS'es bootable to Linux? What is offered or your benefit that you current OS isn't already capable of accomplishing?
Anyway, I could buy a half terabyte drive to $300.
What are the statistics of mechanical vs. non mechanical drives and failure rates?
I want everyone here running corporate machines to go into your My Computer and provide me with the hard drive used numbers...... a terabyte drive in the corporate client\sever world is impractical and a waste of resources today and in the near future. Bud you are way off in the weeds as you referred to in your earlier post. Now get back into the practical USB market and recognize that over time and sooner that you think as prices continue to drop on memory that mechanical drives you speak of is quickly becoming a slow storage medium and will soon be obsolete, you and I both know it!
CyberKey must be on the right track otherwise why are you so intent and concerned whether they make it or not, the PPS is lingering around $.0002 per share? Things must be slow at your regular job hugh?
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