Good news on the SSD front...

[Terry]

.....hopefully 512gb SSDs will be a reality when I'm ready for my next laptop upgrade....but even a 128 in the near future would quite nice for people interested in the Mac Book Air...

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/04/23/toshiba.512gb.ssd.coming/

 

[waynelake]

I got a 17" MacBook Pro 8-9 months ago in New Zealand. In that time the same laptop has got better processor/ram etc... and price has dropped NZ$700=US$550... I like the idea of 13" MacBook Air weight. The price of it now with SSD is (my opinion) way sky high. Maybe in a 1-3 years would be interesting to see what it comes down to with SSD. Price drop of SSD of 40-50% a year sounds promising!!!

 

[Jack]

This is my next scratch disk, just waiting for it to get to around $300... Hopefully about the same time CS4 is released with improved scratch disc protocol: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227294

 

[Terry]

I guess this is something I really want because I get excited every time I see an article....

http://www.appleinsider.com/article...ros_256gb_ssd_that_may_reach_macbook_air.html

 

[MrSlezak]

These are interesting, but remind me of the 5Meg "external RAM" drive we had to increase the compile times on our XT back in the late 80's - they sure did cut down on the time, but they were fragile. Fast forward twenty years and things are back.

Question I have is once everyone moves to a solid state primary drive over the next seven yers, what will you back up to? Magnetic spindle, optical, or tape?