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by steelykeneely
Mon May 24, 2010 10:50 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2010 SSD pricing (for drives >= barefoot controller perf)
Replies: 114
Views: 56767

Too bad the pricing won't be based only on feature size... pluses for lower pricing: - smaller geometry means more good die per wafer - more competition in the market with better controllers - more fabs coming online with smaller geometry memory. negatives for lower pricing: - Intel is the king of ...
by steelykeneely
Sun May 23, 2010 7:56 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2010 SSD pricing (for drives >= barefoot controller perf)
Replies: 114
Views: 56767

"If you look at Intel's current SSDs as being sold at about $2.75/GB then it points to $1.25/GB after a roughly 60% drop. I'd love it if I'm wrong but I don't expect that much of a drop late 2010/early 2011 when the Intel SSDs go 3rd gen. Anybody want to place their bets on what a low price for a 3...