kaled - 12:04 pm on Aug 25, 2007 (gmt 0)

but right now top disks are 1 TB in size

If the storage capacity of solid-state drives is adequate for the job and speed and reliability are at least as good as magnetic drives, then solid-state drives will ultimately replace magnetic drives in most applications. It matters not one jot that magnetic drives have capacities a hundred times greater if all that space is simply wasted.

I doubt flash technology will ultimately replace hard disks but some form of solid-state technology certainly will. Clearly, Seagate are of this opinion and I expect many other manufacturers are too.

Physical size, power consumption, and cost (absolute, not per MB) are not factors that can simply be ignored.

Kaled.