Netbook Manufacturers Prefer HDDs to SSDs

Analysis shows a huge downfall in the usage of SSDs in Netbooks. SSD was widely regarded as the key component for the Netbooks. More manufacturers like Asus are expected to choose HDDs for their Netbooks.

ASUS EEE PC 901 is a popular Netbook using SSD

The Asian analyst DRAMeXchange finds that 70% of the netbooks came with SSD in the Q1. The figure is dropped to 66% in the next quarter and now it is only30%. The analyst also feels only 10% of the Netbooks would feature SSD in Q1 2009.

So what makes HDDs more popular? There are several reasons but the money factor and capacity will dominate. Large capacity SSDs are expensive than HDDs. The users want their Netbooks to equal the performance of a Notebook. The popularity of Windows OSs in Netbooks are another factor as Windows work better in a HDD version. See the DRAMeXchange report.