New Report Predicts That by 2011, 23.8 Million Solid State Drives Will Ship into the PC Market.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles. -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62623) has announced the addition of Will Solid-State Drives This article refers to both flash and DRAM-based solid state drives. For other flash-based solid state storage, see flash drive and USB flash drive. A solid state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data. Revolutionize rev·o·lu·tion·ize tr.v. rev·o·lu·tion·ized, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·ing, rev·o·lu·tion·iz·es 1. To bring about a radical change in: Television has revolutionized news coverage. 2. PCs? to their offering. The Solid-State Drive, or SSD See solid state disk. , has been receiving a lot of attention recently. Some say this technology will kill off the market for conventional hard disk drives, or HDDs. This report looks into all the arguments surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. SSDs and comes to the conclusion that the market will grow at a phenomenal rate even if it is met with moderate acceptance: 1. By 2011, 23.8 million SSDs will ship into the PC market. 2. This represents a 274% CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate from 2007's market of approximately 100,000 units. 3. The hybrid hard drive See hybrid drive. or HHD (Hybrid Hard Drive) See hybrid drive. will limit the number of SSDs used in PCs. 4. The SSD market has over 20 vendors, some of whom are selling volumes to the military, while the newer ones are aimed at the PC. 5. Prospective vendors can refer to this report to find reasons to enter or avoid this market. Prospective users of SSDs can determine which vendors offer promise, and which are likely to depart the market. Executive Summary Introduction Are SSDs New? Well, Maybe Not The Role of Pricing in the SSD Debate Overview of the Technologies HDD? The Stalwart Defender SSD? The Notorious Upstart Disk Caches? A Prospective Spoiler Comparing the Technologies SSD Technology SSDs? Strengths Durability Low Power Speed Special Functions Price Declines Low Noise Low Weight SSDs? Weaknesses Uncompetitive Price Wear Key Players: Company Profiles SanDisk/msystems Samsung BitMICRO STEC (formerly SimpleTech) SMART Modular/Centennial SiliconSystems Adtron Intel Others Key Markets for SSDs Added Features for the Military Durability Fast Erase Speed Power Long Product Life Cycle The Threat from NAND Disk Caches Relative Differences in Performance Relative Difference in Price Durability as the Sole Differentiator Outlook What is in Store for the HDD Business? Why Did Apple Convert to NAND for the iPod nano? Why HDDs Should Continue to Dominate PCs Reliability Durability Battery Life/Weight SSDs are Big Enough Affordable PCs Conclusion: Who Wins/Who Loses? Methodology Glossary Related In-Stat Reports List of Tables Table 1. Simple Comparison of HDD, SSD, and Hybrid Drives Table 2. HDD and SSD Costs for Increasing Capacities Table 3. HDD vs. SSD Cost Crossover Points Over Time Table 4. SSD Consumption by PC Type Table 5. Shipments of Various Drive Types Into PCs List of Figures Figure 1. Shipments of Solid State Drives (SSDs) into PCs Figure 2. Conceptual Diagram of HDD, DRAM, and NAND $/GB Figure 3. Block Diagram of Typical SSD Figure 4. SSD is More Economical than HDD at Very Low Capacities Figure 5. Capacity at which HDD Becomes More Economical than SSD Figure 6. SSD Consumption by PC Type Figure 7. SSD, Hybrid, and HDD Shipments into PCs For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c62623 |
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