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Disposable computers in the near future?1 Terabyte Of Data On A Thumb DriveThis is a great invention and yes spudd you will be able to run programs off of this type of solid state storage. This in combination with .Iso files could completely eliminate the need for a cd/dvd rom and harddrive all together allowing computers to become incredibly small and portable. Imagine you could have all of your computers operating system data and applications/programs on a flash drive leaving your computer virtual blank serving as just a platform for which to view all of this information. Using .Iso files instead of cd/dvd roms the possibility of a fully funtioning pc the size of an ipod touch with nothing but a usb port seems realistic what I'm saying is imagine if your entire computer was stored on a flash drive and the computer itself becomes just interface/viewing platform like a tv. Then you could just walk up to any random computer plug your flash drive into it and have every program and setting just as it appears on your computer at home. Disposable PCs anyone?-reply by Gonzo

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While I know that I'll never need 1 TB, I would like to have one just to show it off to all my friends "I have more memory in the palm of my hands then all your laptops combined!"-reply by James

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Terabyte drives Thumbdrives not unreasonabe1 Terabyte Of Data On A Thumb DriveReplying to KansukeKojimaI have been a computer user for the past 25 year or so and I can remember when users thought that a forty meg hard drive could never be filled up. Now we are easily filling up 500 gigabyte drives. My point being is that eventually a 1 terabyte drive could become as common as our 4 gigabyte thumb drives are now.-reply by Steven Raphael

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well some people have operating systems on their flashdrive, so its like a more portable laptop. Smaller than the notepads, and they can be used on almost all computers. I currently have a 16 gig flashdrive ($54 and I just bought it march 12 2010 at walmart)

 

I have BackTrack4 as my OS, and I'm getting it set up now to use anywhere I want to.

 

if we had as much memory as a terabyte on our flashdrives than we can get any program on our flashdrive and we can...Well...Do almost anything.

 

just imagine having your computer in your pocket, yes you have to plug it into a computer to get it to work, but its better than any other computer that a normal person has.