It has been fascinating to watch the emergence of solid-state storage technologies. When SSDs first arrived on the consumer scene, they offered relatively miniscule capacities at a hefty cost, yet were snapped up by enthusiasts wanting maximum performance and cutting-edge technology.
Cost, on a price-per-GB basis, has fallen considerably in subsequent years, to the extent that it's now possible to pick up a 512GB SSD for less than £150. But there's an argument to be made over whether or not on-device capacity has become less relevant as a result of other emerging technologies.
A short while back, 500GB of storage was considered an absolute minimum for a desktop or laptop PC, and in many systems it wasn't a case of how many gigabytes you wanted, but rather how many terabytes you might need.
Surveying the HEXUS team suggests that our onboard capacity requirements have changed dramatically. Laptops with 128GB of flash memory are commonplace in the office, and for many of us that's more built-in storage than we need. A lot of my own data is now stored on a network server or up among the clouds, and it turns out I'm only actually using 51/118GB on my laptop and 94/238GB on my main desktop PC. The gamers in the office, of course, use a whole lot more.
But let's take a look at the wider picture by asking you, the HEXUS readers, how much storage do you use on your primary PC? As always, you can can join the discussion for free using the comments facility below.
