In the late summer, prices for 1GB CompactFlash cards dropped to a new low point, underselling the 1GB Microdrive. However, analysts at the conference predicted that they will make new inroads in enterprise and consumer applications, such as digital-video security monitoring automotive computing applications and familiar business products, such as printers. These small drives are currently most prevalent in the digital photography market. “I said to myself, I can buy a 1GB CompactFlash card for $209.99 when a (1GB) Microdrive sells for $239-why should I buy a Microdrive? ” said IDC analyst Dave Reinsel at DiskCON, the annual trade show for the disk-drive industry. SAN JOSE, Calif.-Falling flash prices are currently threatening Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Microdrive, and the company will need to hustle out a higher-capacity model to keep it in the market, an analyst warned attendees in a presentation at this weeks DiskCON show here.
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