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Information Technology News Analyst tips Apple flash notebook and higher capacity iPods
Information Technology News Analyst tips Apple flash notebook and higher capacity iPods | Analyst tips Apple flash notebook and higher capacity iPods |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 09 March 2007 | |
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The company can pick from off the shelf ATA and SATA flash-based drives with capacities as large as 160G to simplify product design and manufacture, but even at more modest sizes - say around 40G - conventional hard disks have a seven to eight-fold price advantage. For example, Sony charges a significant premium for its flash-based ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) that runs Windows Vista. The VGN-UX390N with a 32G flash drive sells for $US2499 (approx $A3200), while a similar model with a conventional 40G drive is offered for $US1999 (approx $A2600). ATR also suggests the lightweight notebook will use a stripped-down version of Mac OS X, just as the iPhone does. Prevailing flash prices may also delay the migration of the iPod family to an all-flash lineup, ATR added. The firm also asserts that the current range of video-capable iPods will gain a bump in capacity before the middle of the year, ahead of the rumoured widescreen model that ATR believes is being held back until the second half of the year to avoid stealing the iPhone's thunder when it ships in June.{moscomment}
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