Flash Storage Prices Continue to Go Downhill

Flash Storage Prices Continue to Go Downhill

According to SanDisk CEO Eli Harari, if prices of flash storage remain low, consumers will be able to buy a 250GB SSD (solid-state disk) for US$100 by 2013.  This will lead to a bigger problem for manufacturers as costs continue to surge, prohibiting them to build more disks.
 

SSDs are expected to be 10 times faster than hard disks. With cheaper prices, customers would be lured to buy SSDs, but Harari fears vendors would not be able to meet the increasing demand.

 

Although supply and demand for flash storage are at a balance right now, the current trend may not last for long.

 

"You're going to have to invest $30 billion in order to generate $20 billion of new revenue. If the analysts are right, then the industry is basically irrational and suicidal,” Harari said.