Solid State Drives to Account for 50% Mobile Storage Devices by 2013 - Research.

Iria · Jul 21, 2006, 03:48 AM

Source: X-bit labs
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Declining prices on flash memory may soon allow solid state drives (SSDs) to compete aggressively against hard disk drives (HDDs) in the mobile market. According to a research from In-Stat, SSDs, which boast increased reliability and performance, may be found in half of all notebooks shipped by 2013.

“The HDD industry has done a phenomenal job of driving areal densities; however, it is clear that there are user segments for which drive capacities far exceed the user’s need. When one examines the declining cost trends for Flash, the user's need for storage and the premium that consumers place on the benefits provided by SSDs, it is easy to see that there will be a clear demand for SSDs,” said Frank Dickson, In-Stat analyst.

Jul 21, 2006, 03:48 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Solid State Drives to Account for 50% Mobile Storage Devices by 2013 - Research. Source: X-bit labs ____________ Declining prices on flash memory may soon allow solid state drives (SSDs) to compete aggressively against hard disk drives (HDDs) in the mobile market. According to a research from In-Stat, SSDs, which boast increased reliability and performance, may be found in half of all notebooks shipped by 2013. “The HDD industry has done a phenomenal job of driving areal densities; however, it is clear that there are user segments for which drive capacities far exceed the user’s need. When one examines the declining cost trends for Flash, the user's need for storage and the premium that consumers place on the benefits provided by SSDs, it is easy to see that there will be a clear demand for SSDs,” said Frank Dickson, In-Stat analyst.