SanDisk flashing memory hard disk listed The price falls after rise by a wide margin
SanDisk Company introduced the hard disk drive which adopted the flashing memory a few days ago, the driver capacity of this flashing memory was 32GB, the size, appearance are the same as 2.5 inches of hard disks. Earlier this year, SanDisk has also put out a section of capacity 32GB, the specification is flashing memory driver of 1.8 inches. Generally speaking, 2.5 inches of flashing memory driver is mostly used in the notebook computer, driver applies 1.8 inches of flashing memory to MP3. As to the VIP customer, the price of SanDisk 2.5 inches of flashing memory driver is 350 dollars. This price is much higher than 32GB hard disk, but compared with SanDisk 1.8 inches of flashing memory driver, this price has been reduce by a wide margin. SanDisk shows, price of 1.8 inches of flashing memory driver cost more than 600 dollars higher more than the ordinary 32GB hard disk before this. The scene of flashing memory trade suddenly suffered a blow and a shout warning in August of 2006 a few years later: The profit growth rate of the trade glides, the product cost drops by a wide margin. Consumer's demand for the products tends towards stability, but the products of the manufacturer are supplied and increased constantly, fall reaches 60%, is well-above 42.7% in history at the price. Flashing memory manufacturer, such as SanDisk and beautiful light, plan to make the flashing memory driver used for notebook computer progressively during the following several years, so as to replace the traditional hard disk. Because compared with hard disk, the reliability of the flashing memory is higher, and can store more information, thus it is possible to offer for the fact that note-book manufacturers reduced the size of the products. The flashing memory driver products mainly have two kinds of specifications of 1.8 and 2.5 inches at present, in conformity with existing note-book. There are less in addition flashing memory drivers than consumption of hard disk, is favorable to energy-conservation. But for production firm, the cost of the flashing memory driver is still much higher than the hard disk. The hard disk space retail price or less than 50 cents of 1GB at present, and the flash card of 1GB will cost about 20 dollars possibly. The capacity of 1TB hard disk is 31 times that of SanDisk 32GB flashing memory driver, the price is only 500 dollars, driver price of flashing memory less than SanDisk. The analyst points out, on the wholesale market, the price of flashing memory is 7-8 times that of prices of the hard disk. The driver manufacturer still points out: Note-book manufacturers generally adopt the hard disk of 80GB and 120GB at present, so that users store video and music file. And if adopt the flashing memory driver of the same capacity, this kind of note-book will become the sky-high price goods. (Brenda)












