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Hali_Newf
 Post subject: Phase-change memory
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:01 am 
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IBM announces computer memory breakthrough -Phase-change memory offers 100 times the write performance of NAND flash.

HOLY CRAP!

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/ ... qus_thread
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 Post subject: Re: Phase-change memory
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:26 am 
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Not reading the article, I'm guessing the timeline is....5 years!

And looking at page 3...oh hey look 2016, :P

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 Post subject: Re: Phase-change memory
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:56 am 
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just the technology really.

several times the speed is nice. 10 times the speed would be holy wow thats awesome, but 100 times the speed of current flash is f*king retarded, a definite breakthrough.
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 Post subject: Re: Phase-change memory
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:05 pm 
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I was more commenting on what "timelines" of certain lengths mean in the real world. Although this is IBM, and they do have a fair bit of money to throw into this.

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