Tag: memory
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How Much Memory Prices Have Dropped
It’s mind blowing to think that storing a terabyte of data used to cost about 100 billion dollars. Nowadays it fits on a $20 flash drive (MSRP is closer to $100) In 1956, IBM introduced the first hard drive, the IBM 305 RAMAC, which had a storage capacity of about 5 megabytes (MB). The cost…
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Micron Commits $15 Billion for New Boise Idaho NAND Factory
Micron Memory, a leader in worldwide supply of semiconductors, committed 15 billion dollars for the new construction of a manufacturing plant in Boise Idaho. This new plant will be the first built in over 20 years inside the United States. In addition, it will become the only operational manufacturing facility within the United States. The…
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Trained Dogs to Sniff Out SD Cards and USB Sticks
Police dogs have yet another smell they must detect. Tactical Detection K9 company now trains dogs to sniff out SD cards and USB sticks. The training is in response to better assisting law enforcement in child pornography investigations. The percentage of a dog’s brain which is devoted to analyzing smells is 40 times greater than…
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Longevity of USB Flash and Wear Leveling
How long does a USB flash drive last? Longevity of USB Flash and Wear Leveling we think is a serious concern and have received this question many times. Some say the number is 1,000 writes – some say the number is 100,000 writes. One thing I do know for sure, it’s impossible to tell on…