Flash Memory Storage Vs Hard Disk Storage
Flash Memory storage is now gaining more attention than ever. With today’s announcement that one R&D firm had devised a technology to manufacture memory ICs that could hold upto 100GB, has strengthened the fact that Hard Disks gonna face stiff competition.
Naturally flash memories has more advantages than hard disk drives. They are light weight, consume less power and are more faster!. The disadvantages being the cost of production and vulnerability to magnetism and data-loss due to physical drops. Probably hi-capacity flash based memory drives could become cheaper in coming days. And there could be some protective mecchanisms to prevent data loss.
Hard disks on the other hand, have some major disadvantages like excessive heat, heavy and consume more power than flash drives. The advantages being low chances of data-loss, and refined manufacturing process and less cost.
As said, the days are not far. Soon desktops would have Flash Drives installed in place of Hard disks. 