Floppies becoming obsolete

[Jerry Feldman]

On 10 Sep 2004 03:39:38 -0400
John Abreau <jabr at blu.org> wrote:

> Of course, EIDE and Serial-ATA hard drives are less than $1 per GB; 
> I see a 200 GB Serial-ATA drive for $105, or 53 cents per GB, and 
> EIDE going for $69 for 160 GB (43 cents/GB) and $95 for 200 GB 
> (47 cents/GB) when I check pricewatch.com. 
True. The memory devices are a bit more expensive. Checking price watch,
a 2GB USB 2.0 is $107, at $53.50/GB. So, at present these devices are
certainly not candidates to replace hard drives, but their convenience
and portability make them extremely useful. 

But, as Jeff points out, just another vector for virii :-)


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