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WD HDD Industry Will Be Supply Constrained Due to Thailand Flooding
Sosseres:
Mm I know SSDs are known for their poor quality, which is why they have 5 year warranty...
Char, you aren't thinking the next step. Manufacturing of SSD is intact and same. Demand goes up since the price is suddenly competitive. Which leads to same supply, more demand. A spike in price to a lower price if the volume keeps being high after normal drives drop in price.
CharredChar:
--- Quote from: Sosseres on November 10, 2011, 04:13:38 PM ---Mm I know SSDs are known for their poor quality, which is why they have 5 year warranty...
Char, you aren't thinking the next step. Manufacturing of SSD is intact and same. Demand goes up since the price is suddenly competitive. Which leads to same supply, more demand. A spike in price to a lower price if the volume keeps being high after normal drives drop in price.
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That could be the case, but somehow I see them anticipating the demand easier for the SSDs considering the only change is the price of HDDs, not any supply issue. From what Ive read from a couple places consumer SSDs dont turn much of a profit (Id imagine its worse with all the RMAs lately) so I doubt they would ramp up production well past demand to the point they would need to lower the price just to sell whats left after HDDs drop and end up make even less on them.
AnimeJanai:
It's too bad then that SSD drive makers cannot agree on a format standard to reduce packaging issues. If they could, it would be interesting if there were two mandatory options to deal with instead of the current one option. By replacing the memory cartridges, it would reduce the amount of waste from discarding all the drive controller housings along with their working controller hardware simply because the memory was running out of spare replacement memory cells.
(1) Purchase the SSD controller cartridge for the laptop or desktop. It would be basically the 2.5 inch drive box without the memory in it.
(2) Purchase the desired memory cartridge and insert into the SSD controller cartridge housing. If the management software indicates the memory cartridge is running out of replacement memory cells, then it is time to buy a new memory cartridge.
Lupin:
--- Quote from: AnimeJanai on November 12, 2011, 07:19:41 AM ---It's too bad then that SSD drive makers cannot agree on a format standard to reduce packaging issues. If they could, it would be interesting if there were two mandatory options to deal with instead of the current one option. By replacing the memory cartridges, it would reduce the amount of waste from discarding all the drive controller housings along with their working controller hardware simply because the memory was running out of spare replacement memory cells.
(1) Purchase the SSD controller cartridge for the laptop or desktop. It would be basically the 2.5 inch drive box without the memory in it.
(2) Purchase the desired memory cartridge and insert into the SSD controller cartridge housing. If the management software indicates the memory cartridge is running out of replacement memory cells, then it is time to buy a new memory cartridge.
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You want more compatibility issues and firmware writing complexities? Additional complexities produce additional bugs... and additional costs.
It sounds nice but it complicates things. Controller firmware is written specifically for the type of chips used. Sometimes it's written for a specific manufacturer model. What do you think happens to costs when developing a firmware that can accept multiple types/brands of chips. Testing becomes harder since you have to test the firmware for every supported chip (and ups costs). Minute changes on the board might require a new firmware.
CharredChar:
Lupin ended up saying most of what I would have. lol
And like I said before, most of the issues people are having lately have been controller based, not the NANDs wearing out. Even if they allowed you replace just one part of the SSD it would cost the same (to you) as sending in the entire drive and them sending you back a replacement.
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