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Re:Intel's roadmap for Optane SSDs with 1,000x performance by nashashmi on Monday June 13, 2016 @03:36PM (#11896746)
Won't there come a time when 1000x speed increase will still be slow?

The applications will mostly be on heavy data side like medical research and weather patterns, but it could also involve 3D photogrammetry taking in a trillion points.

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Re:Intel's roadmap for Optane SSDs with 1,000x performance by brixon on Monday June 13, 2016 @05:06PM (#11897645)
Yes, but storage speeds and battery life are the two biggest pain points for computers. Non-Multi-threading applications are starting to become a pain point.
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Re:Intel's roadmap for Optane SSDs with 1,000x performance by astrodust on Monday June 13, 2016 @11:37PM (#11899581)
Your average Instagram shot and filter involves more data processing power than NASA had in its entire supercomputer center in the 1960s.

What will the 2060 Instagram be?

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