Price of 64GB flash disk drive to plummet
@ 2006/06/09While $1000 for a 64GB disk drive sounds a bit steep, the 2.5-inch flash based drives have some unique features, like ultra-low power consumption, 1000G shock resistance, and low weight. For the ordinary consumer this will translate into future notebook PCs with much longer battery life, lower weight, and greater durability. Prices are currently exorbitant, with a 32GB drive, half the 64GB promised by PQI, selling for $1700. So to get prices below $1000 as fast as PQI predicts would be a tremendous improvement, and a sign of much lower prices to come.
http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200601/250_3.html
this might even be a better alternative, ~$400 a SCSI drive which eats raptors for lunch
http://www.storagereview.com/article...U3147NP_1.html
booting windows faster is all fine and dandy but if large file transfer take longer than an ordinary drive, these flash drives might not yet be "our saviors"