Intel 3rd Generation 25nm NAND

[C-rizzle]

So if you've read the information about the Intel Micron Joint venture, it sounds like by the end of this year Intel will be releasing its 3rd Generation SSD's in 160Gb, 320Gb & 600Gb (assume 640?) sizes.

25nm process doubles the capacity, pagesize, etc..

currently we have 40, 80, 160, I assume we don't have 320Gb drives b/c of price

I'm hoping the new drives will double capacity around the same price point. B/c thats what we need to make SSD's more mainstream.

So I'm wondering if we're going to get
80Gb X25-V's for the 3rd gen drives at $130.00+- I HOPE so, b/c then I'll be updating the drives on a few of my systems.

Then 160, 320 & 6x0Gb X25-M drives.

 

[Metaluna]

So I'm wondering if we're going to get
80Gb X25-V's for the 3rd gen drives at $130.00+- I HOPE so, b/c then I'll be updating the drives on a few of my systems.

Then 160, 320 & 6x0Gb X25-M drives.

Given how short the supplies of the Gen2 drives have been, I don't think Intel will be too eager to aggressively slash prices when they can barely meet demand even at current prices. Also, I hope that the world's flash memory fabs are ramping up capacity to support the "SSD tsunami" that we are probably going to see in the next couple of years once prices for reasonably-sized drives start approaching the $100 mark.

 

[john4200]

IMFT says they are 1 year ahead of the competition for 25nm NAND. Even if they are exaggerating, and it is only 6 months lead, I guess we still have a couple years until production capacity catches up with the increasing demand for NAND. Remember that NAND is not just used in SSDs, but in all sorts of consumer electronics devices such as cell phones, music players, and digital cameras.

I'll be surprised if we see a rapid decrease in SSD prices before 2012. Most likely we will see a slow decrease in $/GB for the next few years.