Flash memory is getting cheaper all of the time and right now we have Apple to thank for it. Apparently, Apple bought all the flash memory card production they can get from Samsung Electronics, to use in the new Nano iPod. The reputed price for a 4 Gb chip was about $120. And since the Nano can also be used as a portable hard drive to move any kind of files, which put the pressure on those who were selling 4 Gb flash drives. (That didn’t play music…) Those devices were selling for about $300, but the price is falling fast! A 1 GB drive can be found for $50.
And now this…”Last week, a consortium of flash memory makers announced a new flash drive technology, U3, which allows programs and system settings, as well as data, to be carried around on a flash drive to any PC.”
http://www.u3.com/
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