Dell Denies Problems With Solid-State Disks

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2277166,00.asp

First of all let me give you some of my insights on the reliability factor behind SSDs. There are definitely some big advantages to solid-state drives. First, they are more shock-resistant than conventional magnetic hard disks. Dropping these disks will likely result in less damage and impact for the solid-state drives (SSDs) than regular hard drives. Also SSDs provide faster access times than their magnetic cousins.

From the article, I do think the price that the consumer has to pay to get one of these SSDs included in their notebooks might explain the returns. Although real-performance benefits could be seen, it is possible that the consumer isn't satisfied enough. Prices for SSDs currently, in my opinion, is still too high to be completely satisfied with such a purchase for the individual consumer.

Whether or not Dell is actually experiencing high returns to the company on its SSDs, I think it is still too early to readily adopt SSDs. The technology is still in its infancy. It reminds me of the days when DDR3 memory sticks were unpopular and expensive. Even today it is not as widely adopted as the DDR2 versions.