What I'm waiting for (and maybe I'll get it when Windows 7 comes out) is a netbook with an Atom 300 series, or any dual-core chip for that matter. It's not like I want to play Crysis on one, but a little more omf would be really nice. As of right now, they all seem to have more or less the same CPU, whether it's a N270 or N280 or Z something, they are all about the same.
I would be impressed with a 200 MPG car, let alone an aircraft. It would need to have an incredible lift to drag ratio.
Still, I like the idea of the thing being worked on.
My only concern with putting a chip like that in a laptop would be the batteries (it uses a lot of juice, doesn't it?). 15 minute battery lives, here we come. Also, remember the thing about exploding laptop batteries? I don't think this is a very good idea.
I would expect that a drive like this would be nice for servers (if cost was no consideration) because of the lack of moving parts, and lower heat production. I don't know for sure, but I would bet that these would take a lot less juice than a conventional hard drive. I wouldn't be surprised if they lasted longer, as well (no moving parts no wear down).
That said, I want a laptop with one of these.
Just watch. The janitor will come by, type a few random key strokes into the terminal, and boom, no more linux box. *nix computers are just too easy too kill.
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What I'm waiting for (and maybe I'll get it when Windows 7 comes out) is a netbook with an Atom 300 series, or any dual-core chip for that matter. It's not like I want to play Crysis on one, but a little more omf would be really nice. As of right now, they all seem to have more or less the same CPU, whether it's a N270 or N280 or Z something, they are all about the same.
I would be impressed with a 200 MPG car, let alone an aircraft. It would need to have an incredible lift to drag ratio. Still, I like the idea of the thing being worked on.
I think that with the moon's lower gravity you could get away with hauling much more weight in batteries.
A beowulf cluster of free things (or should I say, Imagine a beowulf cluster of free things).
My only concern with putting a chip like that in a laptop would be the batteries (it uses a lot of juice, doesn't it?). 15 minute battery lives, here we come. Also, remember the thing about exploding laptop batteries? I don't think this is a very good idea.
Here's just one more technology that promises to solve a problem, and indeed might, if it was ever used.
I would expect that a drive like this would be nice for servers (if cost was no consideration) because of the lack of moving parts, and lower heat production. I don't know for sure, but I would bet that these would take a lot less juice than a conventional hard drive. I wouldn't be surprised if they lasted longer, as well (no moving parts no wear down).
That said, I want a laptop with one of these.
Just watch. The janitor will come by, type a few random key strokes into the terminal, and boom, no more linux box. *nix computers are just too easy too kill.