Solid State Drives: Fast, Rugged, and Really Expensive
 

*Source: Extremetech (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...16514,00.asp)*
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That's not to say they run hot. But they have become the must-have for the "in crowd" among the digerati. Flash drives are compact, make no noise, and consume less power than their standard hard drive counterparts. In the past, however, flash drives have suffered from two critical shortcomings compared to their rotating media cousins: They offer lower capacity and cost a lot more.

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