| Editor's
intro:- |
The 2.5 inch form
factor is the hottest part of the
solid state disk market -
with new oems entering the market every month during the past year. At stake
are multibillion dollar market segments for 3 of the 4 primary applications
described in detail in our
SSD Market
Adoption Model. These will add up to a $10 billion / year SSD market within
a few years.
The 2.5" form factor is the only size which
straddles the wide range of SSD application slots.
The technical
characteristics of the ideal 2.5" SSD product varies considerably from
design slot to design slot (sometimes raw speed, othertimes capacity,
reliability, TCO, initial price or power consumption). These are often
conflicting parameters and cannot be met by any single product. However, the
overlap of capability and technology between some high volume applications and
the sheer number of oems guarantees a very competitive market - a from which
users will benefit much sooner than predicted by out of date graph theory
projections proposed by classical storage analysts.
As with all the
tables on STORAGEsearch.com the
data in this reference article is updated in real-time to reflect changes in the
market.
For other form factors see the listings in the
Solid State Disks
Buyers Guide |
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