So I just had a “microSD moment” which reminded me of this xkcd. I still find it hard to comprehend how they manage to fit so much into so little.
I just ordered some cheap microSD card readers off DealExtreme and they arrived in the mail today. It freaked me out how SMALL these damn things are, not to mention how damn small microSD cards are. I have an 8GB one (in my phone) that cost me $20 last year, that 4GB USB in the photo cost me $140 back in 2006. So for 1/7th of the cost, I managed to get 2x the storage at in a far more smaller package…. why wouldn’t you be freaked out?
The second photo shows just how damn small the reader is when plugged into the USB port, compared to the Ethernet and MiniDisplay Port plugs and a normal SD card.
How things have changed, one day, I might line up my floppy discs and other assorted storage devices that I have collected over the years and take a photo, until then, I shall remain amazed by these tiny little chips of semi-conductive plastic.