What's the next generation install media?

[antalgebra]

Your getting WAYY caught up in details, and basically stopped discussing this. The process you explain above is EXPENSIVE. this has been my point, regardless of what you call the specific burn process. (hey if you wanna call it stamped, ok, go for it, but im still ganna continue to say BURNED) why? becuase I like the term. just like motherboards are actually 'stamped' but I say 'made' cause thats just how I roll.

part of discussing is acknoleging valid points. and if no points are made? well, then you get what's written above. describing a very resource consuming and expensive burning process, referred to as 'stamped'.

to sum up my points:

burning media = expensive, getting more so with each new media
SSD = cheap, getting cheaper with every passing day

where is the detatchment?

 

[antalgebra]

AND the longest post goes to... <drumroll>

 

[nate42nd]

LOL hahahahahahaha.

Keep going, this will be one of the best threads ever!!!

 

[jw12345]

Hm, I wonder how Apple is going to handle this. They develop the Macbook Air and want everybody to upgrade to Snow Leopard, yet AFAIK, they don't do the "download upgrade" thing MS does, so are the MBA owners going to be forced to install using a remote computer and "netbooting"? There hasn't been an OS X upgrade since its release, so it's new territory.

Netbooting seems too clunky for Apple (what if that somebody's only computer?), but the only other solution I know of would be for Apple to offer it on a flash drive.

 

[Mercurial]

:roflmao:

2.3gb/1.4mb = number of floopydisks lol ;D

 

[jw12345]

:roflmao:

2.3gb/1.4mb = number of floopydisks lol ;D

You kid, but I remember having 15 floppy disks to install a single program for a freaking PDA not so long ago.

 

[ciphernemo]

this has been my point, regardless of what you call the specific burn process. (hey if you wanna call it stamped, ok, go for it, but im still ganna continue to say BURNED) why? becuase I like the term.

HAHAHA, ROFLOL! Nice way to cover up naiveness.

:roflmao:

2.3gb/1.4mb = number of floopydisks lol ;D

Niiiice! Hehehehe. We need a floppy that's actually... well, floppy...

 

[antalgebra]

HAHAHA, ROFLOL! Nice way to cover up naiveness.

So were resorting to name calling now? I have a few that come to mind. You really need to rethink your social skills dude

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Play nice everyone.

 

[ciphernemo]

So were resorting to name calling now? I have a few that come to mind. You really need to rethink your social skills dude

Naiveness is a term, not a name, and I was making an observation on the topic, not about you. Gees, why do you get defensive and see everything as a personal attack?

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I said play nice! =)

 

[antalgebra]

Naiveness is a term, not a name, and I was making an observation on the topic, not about you. Gees, why do you get defensive and see everything as a personal attack?

(sorry nova, really making an honest effort here)

Name = Term;

Again, there's a detatchment; I'd like you to re-read some of your posts and think: what would the wisest me do?

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Okay can we stay on the topic of this thread? Personal issues with one another can be dealt with through PM.

 

[antalgebra]

No problem.

So basically, SSD is cheap in the long run, and think that the process as a whole will move to that since everyone already owns the stuff to play it. No need to purchase extra equipment, Anyone agree?

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

No problem.

So basically, SSD is cheap in the long run, and think that the process as a whole will move to that since everyone already owns the stuff to play it. No need to purchase extra equipment, Anyone agree?

SSD? Solid State Drive? Thats far from cheap.

Here is an interesting article from Neowin about Windows 7 on Thumb Sticks: Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks

 

[antalgebra]

SSD? Solid State Drive? Thats far from cheap.

Here is an interesting article from Neowin about Windows 7 on Thumb Sticks: Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks

Thats why it's next Gen, and not this one

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

Thats why it's next Gen, and not this one

Got me there

One day we will have Octo-Core 5.0Ghz CPUs, 24GB RAM and 10TB 150,000RPM HDD's as standards. One day.

 

[nate42nd]

This is interesting. I hope they do offer thumb drives as an option. I guess that's my answer. (for now) Who knows what the future will bring......

Good thread, thanks for the info guys.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

This is interesting. I hope they do offer thumb drives as an option. I guess that's my answer. (for now) Who knows what the future will bring......

Good thread, thanks for the info guys.

No problem, it was an interesting thread.

 

[jw12345]

Flash drives are essentially a SSD, it's just when we say SSD we usually mean something like the X25-M or the Vertex, but technically thumb drive are SSDs.

Good link DarkNovaGundam. It at least validates what antalgebra, I, and others have been saying: it's the most viable option with today's tech. This isn't even next-gen stuff. Current gen is going to have problems if MS and other companies refuse to sell their OSs on anything but DVDs.