[bookport] Re: Fantasy Land
- From: buhrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brian Buhrow)
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:47:20 -0700
You know, I think that if you wait, you'll find the Bookport outstrips
the Ipod in terms of its storage capacity. Flash cards are solid state
devices, meaning there are no moving parts to wear and break. Further,
because the flash cards are removable, as flash card technology improves,
the Bookport can take advantage of it. As an example, the recent
switch to FAT32, and the subsequent support of 4GB flash cards. APH has
already said that they believe 8GB cards would work, but they didn't have
enough budget to acquire and test the firmware with such cards, which is
why theyr're not supported by APH. However, as the prices come down, I'm
sure APH will acquire and test, and find the Bookport works handily with
larger flash cards. Finally, I've seen news reports that Hitachi is
working on 16G and 32G flash technology which they hope will be available
by 2008 and 2010, respectively. You just don't get that flexibility with a
built-in hard drive. I've no doubt that flash will ultimately supplant
hard drives, maybe not in the next 10 years, but probably before the next
20 are gone. So, praise the flash, and be thankful APH saw the light and
selected a platform whose time is coming, not one whose time is wayning.
-Brian
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