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TIGR · Mar 10, 2010, 07:43 PM

Cost of the raw flash material is high, then you add in the controllers and constant R&D on improved ones, and you start to get the picture.

But the cost of the raw flash is coming down by about 50% per year and increasing in capacity at about the same rate. This is why I expect SSDs to be a truly good buy as far as cost per GB in 2011 or more likely, 2012.

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Mar 10, 2010, 07:43 PM	#16
TIGR Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 2,098 (1.20/day) Thanks: 739 Thanked 1,030 Times in 598 Posts System Specs	Cost of the raw flash material is high, then you add in the controllers and constant R&D on improved ones, and you start to get the picture. But the cost of the raw flash is coming down by about 50% per year and increasing in capacity at about the same rate. This is why I expect SSDs to be a truly good buy as far as cost per GB in 2011 or more likely, 2012.