What tech has improved slower than expected?
Discussion
durbster said:
PositronicRay said:
Fax machine, pretty good, sending documents.
Doesn't do anything else though, even after 30yrs.
It's worse than that, the first fax-machine like device was patented in 1843!Doesn't do anything else though, even after 30yrs.
(just heard about this on the No Such Thing as a Fish podcast)
Zirconia said:
miniman said:
4 TB for the same price (+/- a tad) on a spinning disk. I don't use anything less than 4tb externally, 500-900 quid. I get the impression the prices are held high for some reason.
You can get a 12TB USB drive for under £200. It's internal drives that seem to be held artificially high, I guess because they're classed as 'enthusiast' parts now.
budgie smuggler said:
£500 to £900?
You can get a 12TB USB drive for under £200. It's internal drives that seem to be held artificially high, I guess because they're classed as 'enthusiast' parts now.
Might have been misleading. I use a 90 quid mechanical 4tb. Same size for SSD is the ££££££ cost depending on make.You can get a 12TB USB drive for under £200. It's internal drives that seem to be held artificially high, I guess because they're classed as 'enthusiast' parts now.
Didn't know that (USB available size and price). Always worked on my backup using a suitable sized device + a bit of wriggle room. SSD has been coming down in price though but slowly, lot better than a few years or even a year ago but still too much at the moment. If one of my backup ones fail then mechanical again. If my internal fails then a smaller SSD via thunderbolt.
USB pen drive that size reliable?
Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff