\In my somewhat quixotic quest for the return of silent computing, I've been tentatively pinning my hopes on flash memory technology hitting the tipping point of capacity and price. So far flash drives come up short on both counts compared with the conventional rotating electro-mechanical hard disk...

Still, the flash drive concept tantalizes, with the prospect of no moving parts, presumed lower power consumption, and hopefully cooler running...

Disappointingly, reality may be something other.

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