DUH! News of the Day: SSDs Set to Get Larger, Cheaper

Solid-state drives are projected to become much more capacious, but more affordable in the coming years, according to Micron, a major maker of flash memory that powers SSDs. In general, the company believes that solid-state storage will get more affordable. On the SSD front, absolutely, I think the pricing will help increase density per drive, yet more advanced.

"On the SSD front [...] I think the pricing will help increase density per box, or per drive," said Steven Appleton, chief executive officer of Micron, at a conference call with financial analysts.

SSDs are currently much more expensive than traditional hard disk drives, yet they provide better performance and reliability. Lower prices would tangibly help SSDs to gain ground and market share primarily in the space of small computers that require storage devices in 1.8" form-factor.