They are continuously expanding on size, but what about the USB 2.0's speed?

Are they capable enough to replace a typical laptop's hdd?

On 5/29/07, Jake Anderson <jake@vapourforge.com> wrote:
>
> Peter P. wrote:
> > I did not know that they got so big (and so expensive). I think that the
> end of
> > the hard disk era is coming nearer with this. This disk on key is only 5
> times
> > smaller than a 'standard' hdd supplied with new systems now. If Moore's
> law etc
> > holds in three years there should be TB size flash disks on the market.
> With a
> > lot of laptops and portables switching to a disk-less system is a strong
> > incentive imho.
> >
> >   http://www.buslinkbuy.com/products.asp?sku=BDP2%2D64G%2DU2
> >
> > Peter P.
> >
> >
> >
> Those guys are really expensive too as far as I have seen.
> I can get 16Gb for ~$200 at the local computer market, I am half tempted
> to make up a RAID system for the missus to play her games on out of a
> few of them.
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