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[citation][nom]kriskory[/nom]256gb SSD and they are moving toward a more affordable console at launch? a 500gb regular HD would be more affordable, one would think.Its interesting that it runs on a A10 apu though, would that make it to the final ps4 though? I dont see how the A10 could drive games at 1080p native resolution which is what the ps4 should be doing?[/citation]
Retail a 500GB HDD is ~$80 with razor thin margins, while a slow 256GB SSD is ~$150 with high margins. My bet is that they can talk the SSD price down pretty far, and the HDD price would probably stay about the same after a bulk discount. Plus the SSD will give the 'next gen' user experience that people are expecting, while laptop HDD tech really has not gotten all that much faster over the last few years.
Keep in mind too that HDD means extra metal and space for airflow for cooling, while an SSD means less power usage on the PSU, less metal needed for cooling, less space needed for heat exchange, and no drive noise; all very important things when the demand for small quiet systems is so high as they are now.
Retail a 500GB HDD is ~$80 with razor thin margins, while a slow 256GB SSD is ~$150 with high margins. My bet is that they can talk the SSD price down pretty far, and the HDD price would probably stay about the same after a bulk discount. Plus the SSD will give the 'next gen' user experience that people are expecting, while laptop HDD tech really has not gotten all that much faster over the last few years.
Keep in mind too that HDD means extra metal and space for airflow for cooling, while an SSD means less power usage on the PSU, less metal needed for cooling, less space needed for heat exchange, and no drive noise; all very important things when the demand for small quiet systems is so high as they are now.