Comment Re:The Price of Flash (Score 1) 76
Excerpt from my previously miss-formatted post...
(Slashdot really needs an "Edit Post" button)
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Current NAND manufacturing cost = a bit WAY less than 0.001 USD per Mbit. (~$0.0003/Mb,$0.0024/MB,$2.50/GB)
34-nm NAND manufacturing cost = ~$0.0001/Mb,$0.001/MB,$0.99/GB
$100 8GB CF = $12.50/GB. Factoring in controller and assembly that's about 60% profit.(Yes I did research assembly costs)
$900 64GB SSD = $14.06/GB. Again about 60% Profit (Controller and assembly for an SSD is much higher due to low demand)
So a 64GB SSD based on the 34-nm process would cost about $420, dropping our cost to $6.56/GB.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the only thing out there that has a manufacturing cost that is double it's retail price is the PS3.
34-nm NAND manufacturing cost = ~$0.0001/Mb,$0.001/MB,$0.99/GB
$100 8GB CF = $12.50/GB. Factoring in controller and assembly that's about 60% profit.(Yes I did research assembly costs)
$900 64GB SSD = $14.06/GB. Again about 60% Profit (Controller and assembly for an SSD is much higher due to low demand)
So a 64GB SSD based on the 34-nm process would cost about $420, dropping our cost to $6.56/GB.
Sorry to burst your bubble but the only thing out there that has a manufacturing cost that is double it's retail price is the PS3.
