Intel Set to Take Leap in SSD Drives

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Intel announced plans to enter the SSD market this year with vigour, eliminating the competition in the eyes of makers like Samsung, Toshiba, and SanDisk. At the moment, Intel offers small-capacity chip-level technology that provides end-product sizes ranging up to 16GB. But this modest line of products is about to get a big boost in the second quarter of this year when Intel will start offering 1.8- and 2.5-inch SSDs ranging from 80GB to 160GB in capacity, according to Troy Winslow, marketing manager for the NAND Products Group at Intel. Currently, the fastest SSDs from companies like Samsung approach 100MB/second for reading data. "What I can tell you is ours is much better than that," Winslow said. "We will be supplementing our product line with a SATA [SATA 3 Gb/s] offering," he also pointed. Unfortunately, with this all details revealed end. The full story can be found here.

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[Wile E]

That's awesome, but my primary concern is, will it drive down prices to something more reasonable?

 

[btarunr]

If Intel plans to 'eliminate' competition, then no. Might bring down prices initially but an eliminative competition strategy always has it that prices fall during competition, when the market stagnates, so do the prices.

 

[jothy]

Good to see they are speeding up MLC flash.

 

[1c3d0g]

Agreed. This is kick-ass news! Intel really is on top of the game these days...I'm convinced they can give us enormous speeds over even current SSD's, let alone poky analog HDD's.

 

[happita]

I'd be interested in an SSD in the future when more competitors are in that market and prices will finally be reasonable for the common consumer. Will be interesting to see how Intel plays this card.

 

[moto666]

Yes I want a dam cheap 64GB SSD for my OS!

 

[Wile E]

If Intel plans to 'eliminate' competition, then no. Might bring down prices initially but an eliminative competition strategy always has it that prices fall during competition, when the market stagnates, so do the prices.

I doubt they'll be able to completely eliminate the competition. They may have a performance advantage, but that's not what drives the majority of the market. Price is what drives the majority of the market. I somehow doubt Intel will lower prices to the point that they undercut their lesser performing competitors.

 

[WarEagleAU]

If they are getting into it, it certainly should help. Ive been wanting one of them 32gb or 64gb drives for awhile now. Its just too damn much money.

 

[magibeg]

All i want is a 1Tb SSD that has a sustained transfer rate of 500mb/s.... is that so much to ask

 

[1c3d0g]

magibeg: Mark my words, with Intel's help, we'll get there in less than 3 years.

 

[btarunr]

I doubt they'll be able to completely eliminate the competition. They may have a performance advantage, but that's not what drives the majority of the market. Price is what drives the majority of the market. I somehow doubt Intel will lower prices to the point that they undercut their lesser performing competitors.

I doubt too, but that's what is in the news. For sure, during the competition the prices will come down, end of it we benefit from the competition.

 

[happita]

1TB SSD...IF ONLY! Id settle for a 500 or even 320 at a reasonable enough price!