Flash memory price check

Flash memory prices have finally dropped below $2.00/GB (around $1.90 at the moment).

SDHC cards:

$7 2GB
$9 4GB
$16 8GB
$30 16GB
$80 32GB

The sweet spot right now is $30 for 16GB.

What we see is that at the lower end of the scale, there's a minimum price point. Manufacturers don't like to sell units below $6-$7 or maybe retailers don't like to stock units below that price point. You'll see something similar in Hard Drive prices where there are very few drives below $40-$50 on the market.

SSDs (MLC)

$95 32GB
$145 64GB
$280 128GB
$680 256GB

The sweet spot is either 64GB for $145 or 128GB for $280. SSDs are still a bit above the $2/GB price point. Probably due to the extra circuitry and packaging of a 2.5" SSD.

Hopefully, by this time next year they'll break the $1/GB mark. Magnetic 2.5" drives are down around $0.17/GB for 500GB drives.