Quote Originally Posted by zhrinze
Quote Originally Posted by reub2000
It would be at best comparable but I guess in general slower if the claim of 48x CD is real(that I have no idea).
48X claim is only on the edge of the disc. Also, at less than a dollor, a cd is a lot cheaper than flash ram.

You could look at some of the lighter remasters, copy the cloop compressed file, then boot via a bootfloppy (if the floppy searches the flashram, I don't know), and see if it works.
While it's true that a CD is cheaper, I can build a computer with *no* moving parts once the CD is transferred to compact flash. Further, the power consumption of a laser is higher.

There's a $600 computer complete with case that is Linux friendly and for $30 you can purchase a CF reader that plugs into the IDE adapter on the motherboard. You only cost then is the CF itself. While expensive, I can run it all day with very little power. Of course I can do this with any version of Linux. An install version of Knoppix would be great for this.
No moving parts? What about a cpu and psu fan? And maybe a northbridge fab?