Intel initially positioned ultrabook for use with solid state memory, because they helped to reduce the body thickness and improve the device performance. However, under the pressure to reduce the cost , the processor giant allowed to place in ultrabooks hard disks 5-7 mm thick .
According to DRAMeXchange analysts, share of ultrabooks that use solid-state memory in one form or another , will soon exceed 85%. In the statistics come ultrabook model, combining traditional hard drives on magnetic platters with some caching SSD 24 or 32 GB. The most popular capacities of SSD are 128 and 256 GB.
The rapid growth of revenue in the segment of solid state drives engages ultrabook manufacturers with new players. Lite-On, for example, increased its revenue from sales of SSD in the first 8 months this year by 300%, SSD shipments rose by 200%. ADATA, Apacer, and Transcend are also involved in the development of new SSD models for use in personal computers. This year, the proceeds of all SSDs manufacturers will grow by 60% compared to last year.