In the near future, we might be seeing solid state drives (SSD) with huge storage capacities while maintaining a small form factor. And, one of the preliminary devices might be carrying something Intel recently introduced—a 32 gigabit NAND flash chip that’s built on just a 34-nanometer process.
This new Intel 32Gb chip could pave way for the first storage devices that goes way beyond just 256GB capacity in an 1.8-inch SSD. The preliminary devices using this technology (which we might see late this year), however, would be around 80GB in capacity. Aside from the fact that we’ll be getting much more value for our money, those yet to be developed storage devices could cost a lot less than their equivalents today by using Intel’s new NAND chip. Aside from Intel, Toshiba and Samsung have also both announced their own similar technologies; it’s all a matter of which one can offer the best products.
via CNET Australia
