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To: Sam who wrote (7566)	12/9/2009 1:01:14 PM
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The important datapoints in this article are here (although it doesn't mention netbooks, where SSDs are also being used): For now, SSDs are used where access time is critical enough to justify the high cost, such as in financial transactions, and are expected to be adopted rapidly by corporations in coming years. Gartner says this year 280,000 units will be sold for $450 million. It projects 2010 sales of 800,000 units for nearly $1 billion, and 2013 sales of 5.3 million units for $1.9 billion. That's still a sliver of the traditional drives market, which research firm IDC estimated at $33 billion last year. The SSD market is still a sliver of the traditional drives market, and also still a sliver of the flash chip market.

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