I ignore trend predictions. I learned to do this when, ten years ago, I
read a five-year-old article predicting the complete demise of CD's in
three years.
Bruce
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On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Brian Buhrow wrote:
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
