Fujitsu P1610 offers 32 GB SSD on the cheap, only $299
I have to wonder if SSD prices are about ready to tumble. I was just checking to see if an integrated 3G radio was available yet for the Fujitsu P1610 (it's not, at least in the U.S.) when I eye-spied a 32 GB SSD option for the Fuji. The availability didn't surprise me, but the price of this option did: $299. Up to now, I've seen 32 GB flash drives in the $400 to $500 range, so this represents a solid price decrease; hopefully, other manufacturers will follow suit. Bear in mind that the 32 GB option drops the 80 GB drive that you'd already be paying for but... My suspicion is that we're ready to see many more 64 GB SSD options busting out soon, so the lower capacity is starting to drop in price. I'm still holding out for a minimum of 64 GB at a reasonable price; I'm willing to pay a premium for faster data access and less power usage, but not by a factor of 100.
Umm, wouldn't $299 seem to represent the difference between the default 80 GB 4200RPM drive and the SSD?
One could further draw the presumption that to Fujitsu, the default 80GB drive is worth $250 cash plus the value of a 30GB drive. So by extension, Fujitsu is offering this 32GB SSD for $549 plus the value of a 30GB drive.
Or am I missing something?
Posted by: Benjamin Ries | September 18, 2007 at 01:15 PM
Yeah, I interpreted the price the same way Benjamin did. Still pretty pricey.
Posted by: Sumocat | September 18, 2007 at 01:43 PM
Yeah, gotta agree here. The price of SD and a additional 2 GB is a $549 premium. That, my friends, is NUTS on a device that already starts at $1599 (Fortunately my company bought purchased ours). Heck even the upgrade to 1GB is still $400. Phew...
Posted by: Stephen Feger | September 18, 2007 at 04:34 PM
410dollars on newegg...aint that bad.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147021&CMP=AFC-C8Junction
Posted by: Sakul | September 19, 2007 at 05:50 AM