Samsung to match Flash / harddrive pricing for Apple?

Iria · Aug 20, 2005, 05:42 AM

El Segundo (CA) - Rumors that Apple may soon replace the harddrive in the iPod mini with Flash memory gained substantial weight on Friday with an analyst saying that Samsung may drastically slash prices for its Flash memory products - potentially by up to 50 percent.

Apple's iPod continues to shake up large parts of the IT industry. The sheer volume of the firm's portable audio players makes Apple an attractive partner for component suppliers - and the next deal with a major impact on the storage and memory industry apparently isn't that far off.

According to Nam Kim, director and principal analyst for iSuppli's Memory ICs/Storage Systems research department, Samsung may be wooing Apple to convert parts of the iPod product line from using harddrives to Flash memory products. Apple already has booked as much as 40 percent of Samsung's NAND Flash output to support the production of 512 MByte and 1 GByte iPod Shuffle devices. To extend this relationship, Kim said that he believes that "Samsung has committed to Apple that its NAND products will match harddrive pricing."
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brywalker · Aug 20, 2005, 03:47 PM

Ok. I have a 20GB that already got replaced because of the HDD.

If the mini went 4gb flash for $200 even *I* would buy one!

Aug 20, 2005, 05:42 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Samsung to match Flash / harddrive pricing for Apple? El Segundo (CA) - Rumors that Apple may soon replace the harddrive in the iPod mini with Flash memory gained substantial weight on Friday with an analyst saying that Samsung may drastically slash prices for its Flash memory products - potentially by up to 50 percent. Apple's iPod continues to shake up large parts of the IT industry. The sheer volume of the firm's portable audio players makes Apple an attractive partner for component suppliers - and the next deal with a major impact on the storage and memory industry apparently isn't that far off. According to Nam Kim, director and principal analyst for iSuppli's Memory ICs/Storage Systems research department, Samsung may be wooing Apple to convert parts of the iPod product line from using harddrives to Flash memory products. Apple already has booked as much as 40 percent of Samsung's NAND Flash output to support the production of 512 MByte and 1 GByte iPod Shuffle devices. To extend this relationship, Kim said that he believes that "Samsung has committed to Apple that its NAND products will match harddrive pricing." __________ Read More / Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Aug 20, 2005, 03:47 PM	#2
brywalker DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 87 Rep Power: 0	Ok. I have a 20GB that already got replaced because of the HDD. If the mini went 4gb flash for $200 even I would buy one!