Storage

**VauxVeteran** · 26th April 2007, 02:33

I reckon memory cards will replace cds and dvds eventually

Tougher, and when the size of them increases to higher capacities, the old coaster will be dun for.

**Vectrafan** · 26th April 2007, 11:48

My Blaupunkt already has one. Also has a line out to plug a hard drive in it. Not used either yet.....Great idea though.

**Duncan** · 26th April 2007, 11:52

They've still got a lot of catching up to do though! Biggest memory card is I think 8Gb? Blu-ray is around 50Mb? and then hard disks are 500Gb+, so I think it'll be some time before cards replace them. Also don't forget, as they advance technology and get more Gb onto cards, they'll be doing the same for hard drives - so I reckon there will always be that gap.

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**Merick** · 26th April 2007, 14:08

They've already released a 1Tb Internal Hard Disk.. and theres 2Tb externals out there too! Now that's big! lol Give it 10 years and we'll be up to Petabytes... maybe even Exabytes... and one day, we might just see the Yottabyte (which something like a septillion (yes, it's a word! lol) bytes).....But i doubt that one.. nobody could ever have that much data!!

I think Blu Ray is up to 27Gb per layer, so 54Gb on a dual layer Blu Ray DVD. HD-DVD only has about 15Gb (only! lol)

**Bainie** · 26th April 2007, 14:14

There was an album released last week available on a memory pen, reckon thats the start of the end ..

**VauxVeteran** · 26th April 2007, 16:03

Originally Posted by Bainie

There was an album released last week available on a memory pen, reckon thats the start of the end ..

Personally I think it's the way forward, better life span, smaller etc....

The Disc is dead...now bury the disc,

**Merick** · 26th April 2007, 16:20

I must admit, people are finding more and more things to do with USB Flash Drives. You can use them in vista now to give the OS more RAM!

**ed taylor** · 26th April 2007, 17:03

I dare say that one day you will be able to plug your flash drive/memory stick into the "radio" and down load your own music.

**VauxVeteran** · 26th April 2007, 17:13

Originally Posted by ed taylor

I dare say that one day you will be able to plug your flash drive/memory stick into the "radio" and down load your own music.

One thing at a time please Ed, lets not get carried away now

**chrisgettings** · 26th April 2007, 19:18

iv seen a a 4gb mini sd card ,,so it can be done

alpine do a littel box of tricks that you plug a hd in and it plays all the mp3's and wma on the drive