Solid State Drives coming soon from SanDisk
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are promising, but the technology may not be ready for prime time in higher-end enterprise or ‘’storage-class” applications, according to an analyst. For these high-end, ‘’storage-class” applications, NAND-based SSDs could hit the wall. Instead of using NAND, phase-change and resistive memory technology looks more promising in storage devices, said Bob Merritt, an analyst with Convergent Semiconductors, a research firm.
Sansa Deals says based on NAND flash memory, SSDs are supposed to replace hard drives in select applications, such a mobile PCs, notebooks and enterprise servers. But SSDs are still more expensive than hard drives and the price delta between the two technologies remains wide. Still, the market is just taking off. SSDs are now appearing in ultra mobile PCs, high-end notebooks and servers.