SSD price will match Hard Drive
Solid State Disks (SSD) are becoming increasingly popular in IT deployments, and improvements in Flash technology and pricing are creating demand for different form factors and connectivity options.
Solid-state drives, which use flash memory chips as the storage medium, typically offer much better performance than hard-disk drives. But they cost more. Currently, opting for an SSD instead of a hard-disk drive will add anywhere between $100 and $600 to the cost of a laptop, depending on the capacity of the SSD.
Brian Beard, flash marketing manager for Samsung Semiconductor, tells CNET News, "Flash memory in the last five years has come down 40, 50, 60 percent per year. Flash on a dollar-per-gigabyte basis will reach price parity, at some point, with hard disk drives in the next few years." So what is the price-per-gigabyte sweet spot for SSD later this year? Well, for consumers looking to upgrade, it's "definitely" going to be 128 moving to 256 GB, says Beard.
I personally like flash memory compared to hard disk for its non volatile memory properties, and easier faster data transfer rate and no mechanical movement in SSD. So bye bye Hard Disk in 3 years to come.. hehe
Via - CNET
Encoded byNoor Ashraaf
Formats : Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Solid State Drive (SSD)
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