3 ms·
It doesnt work like that either. Sandisk has a chip FAB. They can make whatever capacity chips they like. If by a freak accident they make more than they can se
by rasz_pl 13y ago
It doesnt work like that either.
Sandisk has a chip FAB. They can make whatever capacity chips they like.
If by a freak accident they make more than they can sell (LOL, wont happen, flash market is constantly under supplied) they can just sell it to third parties (Kingston buys from them among many others).
NO ONE disables good flash memory without reason.
- e12e 13y ago> Sandisk has a chip FAB. They can make whatever capacity chips they like. But if production costs are (even almost) the same for a 4GB card and 64GB card, why would you ever produce a 4GB card? A 64GB card can be sold as 1 through 64GB -- rather than collect dust as a 64GB card if there is higher demand for cheaper cards. Now, I'm not certain that prices are similar, but it seems reasonable that if you already have quality control and precision enough to make 64 GB cards, it would be cheaper to just make one type of card, than different types.
- rasz_pl 13y agoYes, that sounds a lot smarter than cutting it to size. right?
- thaumasiotes 13y ago> If by a freak accident they make more than they can sell (LOL, wont happen, flash market is constantly under supplied) If this were true, it would be hard to buy SD cards. But it isn't?
- rasz_pl 13y agoSD cards is only fraction of the flash market. Apple alone was buying 1/4 of the worlds supply in 2007.
- thaumasiotes 13y agoSo? They're still part of it. If flash is being undersupplied, it should all be hard to get. That's what undersupply is.
- rasz_pl 13y agoAnd this is why SSD prices stopped falling. http://stsdb.com/uploads/pages/SDD_SSD-price-b.jpg http://stsdb.com/uploads/pages/SDD_SSD-price-b.jpg Now you see undersupply?