Flash Industry Trends Could Lead Users Back to Spinning Disks – Tom’s Hardware
Revolt will come with Optane paired with HDDs.
By Jean Jacques Maleval | June 13, 2017 at 2:20 pmTo read this article from Tom’s HARDWARE, click on:
Flash Industry Trends Could Lead Users Back to Spinning Disks
Many of the next-generation SSDs we’ve seen so far were designed to decrease costs. Performance is a secondary objective. The fabs will force 3D TLC on users and push for lower cost controller designs that further reduce performance in mixed and sustained workloads. If the controller designers don’t push back with more efficient products, we expect a revolt from power users, gamers, and enthusiasts. That revolt will come in the form of Optane paired with spinning disks or used enterprise products purchased for workstation use. 3D TLC leaves a big hole at the upper end of the market where profits are higher than the low margin race to the bottom the inferior products target.