Friday, December 2, 2005
IDC Umpires the Microdrive vs. Flash Memory Fight
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "NEWS" @ 07:00 PM
"Everyone has heard of Palm's LifeDrive, which has a built-in 4 GB microdrive, but many other handhelds and smartphones with gigabytes of internal storage are in development. And not every company is taking Palm's route. HTC is reportedly working on a Windows Mobile phone with 4 GB of Flash memory. . . Currently, many companies are putting microdrives in their mobile devices because it's the less expensive option. However this may change, as IDC expects that the average selling price for flash memory will decrease at a 43 percent compound annual growth rate from 2004 to 2009. . . Factors such as total capacity requirements, form-factor, power consumption, weight, durability, data rates, as well as strategic OEM and storage supplier alliances, weigh heavily."
ITC go out on a limb to predict that both mini hard drives and flash memory will still be available in 2008. Gosh. Who would have thought it? You can buy the full report here and remember, if you have to ask the cost, you can't afford it. By the way, IDC's report is called "A Hard Choice That Won't be Made in a Flash: HDD Versus NAND". Very punny. :wink: Personally I would not buy a standalone microdive as Flash cards are large and cheap enough. However I would not actively avoid devices that had internal microdrives. How about you guys?
ITC go out on a limb to predict that both mini hard drives and flash memory will still be available in 2008. Gosh. Who would have thought it? You can buy the full report here and remember, if you have to ask the cost, you can't afford it. By the way, IDC's report is called "A Hard Choice That Won't be Made in a Flash: HDD Versus NAND". Very punny. :wink: Personally I would not buy a standalone microdive as Flash cards are large and cheap enough. However I would not actively avoid devices that had internal microdrives. How about you guys?
