Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
• Introduction
  
• Are SSDs New? Well, Maybe Not
  
  • The Role of Pricing in the SSD Debate
    
• Overview of the Technologies
  
  • HDD—The Stalwart Defender
    
  • SSD—The Notorious Upstart
    
  • Disk Caches—A Prospective Spoiler
    
  • Comparing the Technologies
    
• SSD Technology
  
  • SSDs’ Strengths
    
    • Durability
      
    • Low Power
      
    • Speed
      
    • Special Functions
      
    • Price Declines
      
    • Low Noise
      
    • Low Weight
      
  • SSDs’ Weaknesses
    
    • Uncompetitive Price
      
    • Wear
      
• Key Players: Company Profiles
  
  • SanDisk/msystems
    
  • Samsung
    
  • BitMICRO
    
  • STEC (formerly SimpleTech)
    
  • SMART Modular/Centennial
    
  • SiliconSystems
    
  • Adtron
    
  • Intel
    
  • Others
    
• Key Markets for SSDs
  
• Added Features for the Military
  
  • Durability
    
  • Fast Erase
    
  • Speed
    
  • Power
    
  • Long Product Life Cycle
    
• The Threat from NAND Disk Caches
  
  • Relative Differences in Performance
    
  • Relative Difference in Price
    
  • Durability as the Sole Differentiator
    
• Outlook
  
  • What is in Store for the HDD Business?
    
  • Why Did Apple Convert to NAND for the iPod nano?
    
  • Why HDDs Should Continue to Dominate PCs
    
    • Reliability
      
    • Durability
      
    • Battery Life/Weight
      
    • SSDs are Big Enough
      
    • Affordable PCs
      
  • Conclusion: Who Wins/Who Loses?
    
• Methodology
  
• Glossary
  
• Related In-Stat Reports
  

List of Tables

• Table 1. Simple Comparison of HDD, SSD, and Hybrid Drives
  
• Table 2. HDD and SSD Costs for Increasing Capacities
  
• Table 3. HDD vs. SSD Cost Crossover Points Over Time
  
• Table 4. SSD Consumption by PC Type
  
• Table 5. Shipments of Various Drive Types Into PCs

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Shipments of Solid State Drives (SSDs) into PCs
  
• Figure 2. Conceptual Diagram of HDD, DRAM, and NAND $/GB
  
• Figure 3. Block Diagram of Typical SSD
  
• Figure 4. SSD is More Economical than HDD at Very Low Capacities
  
• Figure 5. Capacity at which HDD Becomes More Economical than SSD
  
• Figure 6. SSD Consumption by PC Type
  
• Figure 7. SSD, Hybrid, and HDD Shipments into PCs

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