‘Solid-state’ technology the wave of the future
Having discussed a very abstract concept last week, I think I’ll return to something a good deal more technical. That something is the transition in the consumer-electronics industry toward “solid-state” storage in the place of conventional rotating “platter” and “head” technology. Most people know their hard drives as the first thing to die on their laptops. This trend is unfortunate because, to many people, at least psychologically, their data — e-mails, phone numbers, schedules, music and movies — is far more important than the hardware itself. However, anyone with an iPhone or an iPod...
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