Flash memory continues to shrink in size and grow in capacity. Hard disk drive technology continues its inevitable march toward greater areal densities, and hybrid drives are being purchased in greater numbers. Hewlett-Packard is busy at work on a new type of storage, one based on fancy little things calledmemristors, which may hit the market in the mid-term.
There’s a lot happening with solid state storage, and a lot more set to happen—but some serious problems need to be solved first.
via ars technica
July 9, 2012
