Flash memory storage can soon challenge traditional hard drives

Flash memory storage can soon challenge traditional hard drives

Market research firm In-Stat has conducted a study and found out that there is a big possibility that soon Flash memory storage would start challenging the traditional form of storage devices namely hard disks.

This is more true for mobile computers, which benefits more from flash memory storage as it consumes less power and dissipates less heat.

The research company predicts that solid-state drives would power as many as 50 percent of mobile computers by 2013. They further hope that they would totally replace the traditional hard drives in notebooks within the next 10 years.

Frank Dickson, In-Stat analyst said in a statement: “The HDD industry has done a phenomenal job of driving areal densities; however, it is clear that there are user segments for which drive capacities far exceed the user’s need.”

He further added: “When one examines the declining cost trends for flash, the user’s need for storage and the premium that consumers place on the benefits provided by SSDs, it is easy to see that there will be a clear demand for SSDs.”

The research conducted by the company found out that a majority of the consumers are ready to pay more for flash memory storage in their notebooks if it provides them a longer battery life on these portable computers.