Long awaited "iPad" should boost NAND flash market

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:22

Here's all you need to know: $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB. Add $130 to each for 3G. A Wi-Fi model will ship in 2 months. A report from eWeek.com says that since the released Apple iPad will apparently rely heavily on NAND flash for its computing and storage needs, and because the most recent products Apple has produced have tended to sell very well, the NAND flash industry may be looking at a major stabilizing factor. NAND flash is the reigning standard nonvolatile form of storage used in solid-state drives, iPods, cell phones, thumb drives, servers, storage arrays and other hardware. One analyst wrote, "we believe that the launch of Apple's 64GB NAND tablet this week could lead to further stability in the NAND market in 1H10. We estimate that the tablet could be the equivalent of at least 10M iPhones and as many as 50M in the first year of its launch." Read entire report and see related links on eWeek.com.