Comments on: HP's desktop with solid-state drive packs 16GB

HP's new Compaq DC7800 is more proof of concept than mainstream product.

[Groucho6]

Um...hellooooooo....MacBook Air anyone?

So 16GB is the best HP can do, and we won't see mainstream
notebooks with SSD drives until 2010? Seems to me Apple is selling
a notebook with a 64GB SSD drive as an option-- the new MacBook
Air...and I do believe Apple products qualify as mainstream. As
usual, HP and Winblows will catch up in about two to three years.

[this1!]

any proof?

like an article or something to back up that claim?

[RabidPopTart]

Did you check the cost?

There are two specs for the MacBook Air right now. Adding .2
Ghz to the processor and switching from HDD to SSD jacks the
price from $1800 to $3000 (if memory serves)! Three grand
works for Apple because the fashionable types who will buy this
product won't mind the price tag for the sake of being on the
cutting edge. However, An HP system like this isn't going to
reach that audience and therefore cannot justify the massive
price tag.

My question though is, if it costs 300 bucks for a 16GB SSD,
how is the 16GB iPod touch 400 bucks? Bulk sales or what?

[maverick_nick]

Yeah, Macbook Air isn't mainstream!

It's more of a nice to have (aimed at a niche market), while HP sells to the greater audience, therefore making it mainstream.

As you said, "64GB SSD drive as an option". Well you could buy a 64GB SSD drive for an HP if you're willing to pay the premium.

You Apple fanboys always think you've got the answer, which is hilarious, because you obviously don't.

[sleeknub]

That's what I was saying!

Not only does Apple offer a 64GB SSD in its MacBook Air, but it is
sure to follow suit with its other notebooks relatively soon.

[triexel]

haha

You should mention the cost of the 64 GB SSD drive for the macbook air laptop. I'll give you a hint, it's in the hundreds.

[kool_skatkat]

His Highnes Jobs said...

"These drives are pricey but they are fast".
HP is trying to mix non-pricey with pricey. Good luck.

[jpsalvesen]

Great for large corporations!

This should be great for large corporations. You have a lot of people who don't use more than 16gb of space on their hard drives, because their documents are stored on file servers anyway!

[sandor_f]

Bolt my computer to my monitor...

Just one comment, this computer is pretty darn ugly. I think there
are probably home-modded all-in-ones that look more finished.

[Drpixelphd2]

80 gb for $120.00

Where do these people shop? I can get a 500 gb Western Digital 3 year warranty drive for $115.00 or cheaper!

[aka_tripleB]

See above post

See above post titled "HP is aiming this more for a thin client option." It explains why it would be cheaper to go with SDD.

[TheUnixGuy]

Perhaps...

It might take more than 16GB for consumers to switch... However, businesses have long ago learned, or should have, that data shouldn't be kept on the the local PC anyways.