The new SSD Thread (Benchmarks, Brands, News and Advice)

[Kamin_Majere]

Originally Posted by davepermen

every size would be as it would beat any other offering in price/performance

Yeah if the 80 and 160 dropped to 1/2 cost no one could compete with intel any longer on a price per GB level. They would corner the market almost instantly

[eney]

I also would like to see the intel 80gb at half the price.
but imho all companies are VERY greedy, and intel is not the exception

[davepermen]

we have two weeks to dream

[Kamin_Majere]

My dream is SSD's become so good of a price/GB deal that the 1.8 drive becomes the new laptop standard. I would love 15in laptops with 2 bays and 17in laptops with 3-4 bays as the standard

If we're dreaming that is...

[Tomy B.]

Originally Posted by davepermen

reducing price + increasing capacity. but increasing capacity is a known thing. they stated they will release a 320gb version.

but i hope that, due the new manufacturing, the cost for that 320gb version will be the same as the 160gb version right now => prices go down to half.

they do need to do it because i want it!!

increasing performance would be nice, but actually, it's still so fast it doesn't really matter anymore

I understand You first time and I was just joking.

Both of us was saying the same thing because
same price and twice the capacity == half the price and same capacity.

That's the reason I put smile.

Originally Posted by Tomy B.

...I think they need to increase capacity.
...

[Jackboot]

Well here's a little speculation...

When Intel first entered the SSD game, they predicted that they would drop their prices about 50% in 2009 and another 50% in 2010.

So the X25-m was released in Sept 2008 at $600 and was dropped to $390 in Feb 2009. They then dropped the price again in April to $320. So we have already seen about a 50% reduction in price compared to when it was first released.

But since I'm speculating...if we can take the early 2009 price as the starting point ($390), then maybe we can expect that price to be half that - $195 - by the end of 2009 and the upcoming price cut to bring us to about $250. This would be competitively priced with the competing drives but with 20GB more capacity and superior performance.

So that's my prediction...X25-M in 2 weeks for $250. Unfortunately this is still not cheap enough for me...

[chunglau]

Originally Posted by Jackboot

Well here's a little speculation...

When Intel first entered the SSD game, they predicted that they would drop their prices about 50% in 2009 and another 50% in 2010.

So the X25-m was released in Sept 2008 at $600 and was dropped to $390 in Feb 2009. They then dropped the price again in April to $320. So we have already seen about a 50% reduction in price compared to when it was first released.

But since I'm speculating...if we can take the early 2009 price as the starting point ($390), then maybe we can expect that price to be half that - $195 - by the end of 2009 and the upcoming price cut to bring us to about $250. This would be competitively priced with the competing drives but with 20GB more capacity and superior performance.

So that's my prediction...X25-M in 2 weeks for $250. Unfortunately this is still not cheap enough for me...

In the US, the X25-M could be bought for about $280, so it is not that big a stretch to get to $250. My guess is that by year end, it will be at $200.

[purezerg]

gotta love the P256.

[davepermen]

Originally Posted by Jackboot

Well here's a little speculation...

When Intel first entered the SSD game, they predicted that they would drop their prices about 50% in 2009 and another 50% in 2010.

So the X25-m was released in Sept 2008 at $600 and was dropped to $390 in Feb 2009. They then dropped the price again in April to $320. So we have already seen about a 50% reduction in price compared to when it was first released.

But since I'm speculating...if we can take the early 2009 price as the starting point ($390), then maybe we can expect that price to be half that - $195 - by the end of 2009 and the upcoming price cut to bring us to about $250. This would be competitively priced with the competing drives but with 20GB more capacity and superior performance.

So that's my prediction...X25-M in 2 weeks for $250. Unfortunately this is still not cheap enough for me...

Now according to the actual rumours, intel will not follow it's own roadmap dates but gets their stuff all out a quarter to a half year more early. so the 2010 pricedrop may be more early, too..

we can still dream hope dies last

[davepermen]

Originally Posted by Tomy B.

I understand You first time and I was just joking.

Both of us was saying the same thing because
same price and twice the capacity == half the price and same capacity.

That's the reason I put smile.

The smile wasn't loading!! THE SMILE WASN'T LOADING!! I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND!!!



maybe i was just tired and haven't seen it?

no, must have been the webs fault!

the only problem i'd have with the 320gb: i can settle for 160gb easily, but, you know.. having the option.. would make it hard for me to get the 160gb version only