Paul A. Clayton (paaronclayton@gmail.com) on 12/20/11 wrote:
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>Seni (seniike@hotmail.com) on 12/20/11 wrote:
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>[snip helpful comments]
>>It's practical if you're willing to accept it being slower
>>than a conventional hard drive. Maybe if netbooks make a
>>comeback.
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>It seems that a lot of wait time for a laptop is read
>dominated (admittedly much of it sequential read), so the
>very bad write behavior might be somewhat tolerable. The
>reduction in access latency would provide a small increase
>in read bandwidth for modest-sized (bursty) reads.

It depends on what you use your laptop for. There are many kinds of laptops for many kinds of use. Personally, I buy DTR laptops as my only computers, so writes would be the same importance as on a desktop. You might do something different. Your mileage may vary.

>One problem that I have with netbooks is the small display
>and keyboard. Of course, I represent a niche of a niche
>(of a niche?), being rather cheap and style-challenged and
>mostly a home-body.

Actually, a lot of people don't like the small display and keyboard. It's only acceptable if portability is really important to you.

>Thank you for the information and insights.

You're welcome.