As previously stated, NAND is still too expensive for widespread adoption of SSD's by PC OEM's

Implications: 1. Currently, NAND pricing is too high for the widespread adoption of SSD's in consumer notebooks. 2. NAND pricing must further drop for SSD's to become more attractive of an option for the PC OEM's. 3. Of course, some people will spend the money, but cost is a huge barrier as evidenced by Sony Vaio with 32GB SSD. 4. Article author only focuses on battery life and price.

Analysis: As mentioned in a previous analysis ( http://news.glgroup.com/cm/Analysis/PostDetail.aspx?pid=14709 ), NAND pricing is still too high for the widespread adoption of solid state drives by both the PC OEM's and consumers. The Sony Vaio discussed in this article contains a 32GB SSD at a premium of $700, well out of the reach of the standard computer user. This article supports the theory that their must be further flash price erosion for SSD's to become widespread.

Also, this particular Vaio received fairly poor battery life reviews in this article, although a SSD with no moving parts would be expected to extend battery life by longer than 30 minutes, as compared to a standard rotating HDD. However, the author of the article has no opinion of recorded increased boot times, increased data seek speeds, and increased ruggedization of the entire system as a result of using an SSD. His article is solely attacking the drive cost and endurance of the battery on one charge.