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January 07, 2010
The price of memory vs. the price of gold
Photoshop engineer John Peterson (creator of Photomerge, among other things) made an interesting observation today:
In the CES hype, I noticed that 64GB SD Cards are now available, for $600 a pop.For comparison:
A SD Card weighs about 2 grams. Gold is currently about $36/gram, so the 64GB cards cost eight times their weight in gold.
The card has a volume of about 1.5 cc. Gold has a density of 19.32 g/cc, so a solid gold SD card would take almost 29g of gold, or about $1,000 worth. Of course, the gold card would probably hold its value better over time.
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Awesome! I’ve always wanted a pair of Uggs to wear while I do my work in Photoshop. Can I send you my bank account number and pin so that I can buy all your stock from you?
…Seriously though, what’s up with the boot spammers lately?
This article made me laugh, John. It’s definitely a funny way to think about the value of your belongings. It seems to me that there is nothing that depreciates in value faster than electronics. If I wasn’t so enamored with them, I think I might be investing my money a little better, perhaps in something that actually appreciated in value.
[Hah--you've proven just how ineffective our spam-filtering software is, as it should have bounced your comment for the mere mention of Uggs! --J.]
You can’t win, can you. :-)
John,
Gold just kinda sits around looking yellow. Memory cards do something, but 600 $ is kinda steep. Then there is printer ink, now these guys should get raked over the coals at least once a day.
Enjoy the column, keep up the good work.
Bill
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