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I think this would be more useful if it were a graph of capacity against price, rather than a graph of capacity per price against price - which is a bit weird -

I think this would be more useful if it were a graph of capacity against price, rather than a graph of capacity per price against price - which is a bit weird - by default.

chrisBob 13y ago
http://things.gnod.com/flashdrives/#y=gb http://things.gnod.com/flashdrives/#y=gb
- Tloewald 13y ago
  Yes, this is much more useful as it doesn't require multiplying every coordinate in your head. It's still kind of broken though. How about actually plotting the drives at their correct position rather than stacking them neatly? Capacity vs. Price seems perfectly reasonable. The PNY 128GB drive which is at the top of the original linked graph is nestled between two other drives -- one smaller and pricier per dollar, the other the same size and pricier per dollar.
  - no_gravity 13y ago
    "How about actually plotting the drives at their correct position rather than stacking them neatly?" It would be one big mess of overlapping stuff. I can code an option for that if there is demand for it.
    - Tloewald 13y ago
      Yes it would have that problem, but it would have the advantage of conveying useful information. How about plotting smaller points and providing the image and info on rollover -- the tiny icons don't serve much purpose. Differentiating USB3 vs. USB2 would probably be informative too.
      - twic 13y ago
        Whilst such a graph would certainly have the advantage of displaying the data accurately, do bear in mind that it would have the disadvantage of not looking like a partridge.
    - largote 13y ago
      YES, that would help as currently you can see 256GB drives beneath 64GB ones in the capacity axis (which is terrible).
- largote 13y ago
  This is way more useful.
andrewcooke 13y ago
it would help just to have the y axis labelled correctly. afaict the y axis label is the same for both graphs (the default and the alternate link provided as sibling answer)!
twic 13y ago
I think this would be more useful if it were a graph with capacity per dollar on the Y-axis, and capacity on the X-axis. When i am buying a USB stick, i am not thinking "I have 20 dollars to spend, what is the best way to spend them?", i am thinking "i need 32 GB, what is the cheapest way to get them?".

I think this would be more useful if it were a graph of capacity against price, rather than a graph of capacity per price against price - which is a bit weird - by default.

chrisBob 13y ago

http://things.gnod.com/flashdrives/#y=gb http://things.gnod.com/flashdrives/#y=gb

Tloewald 13y ago
Yes, this is much more useful as it doesn't require multiplying every coordinate in your head. It's still kind of broken though. How about actually plotting the drives at their correct position rather than stacking them neatly? Capacity vs. Price seems perfectly reasonable. The PNY 128GB drive which is at the top of the original linked graph is nestled between two other drives -- one smaller and pricier per dollar, the other the same size and pricier per dollar.
- no_gravity 13y ago
  "How about actually plotting the drives at their correct position rather than stacking them neatly?" It would be one big mess of overlapping stuff. I can code an option for that if there is demand for it.
  - Tloewald 13y ago
    Yes it would have that problem, but it would have the advantage of conveying useful information. How about plotting smaller points and providing the image and info on rollover -- the tiny icons don't serve much purpose. Differentiating USB3 vs. USB2 would probably be informative too.
    - twic 13y ago
      Whilst such a graph would certainly have the advantage of displaying the data accurately, do bear in mind that it would have the disadvantage of not looking like a partridge.
  - largote 13y ago
    YES, that would help as currently you can see 256GB drives beneath 64GB ones in the capacity axis (which is terrible).
largote 13y ago
This is way more useful.

andrewcooke 13y ago

it would help just to have the y axis labelled correctly. afaict the y axis label is the same for both graphs (the default and the alternate link provided as sibling answer)!

twic 13y ago

I think this would be more useful if it were a graph with capacity per dollar on the Y-axis, and capacity on the X-axis. When i am buying a USB stick, i am not thinking "I have 20 dollars to spend, what is the best way to spend them?", i am thinking "i need 32 GB, what is the cheapest way to get them?".