Whats in the pipeline for storage, DVD writers, LCD monitors, wireless connectivity and printers?
In the storage market, we see SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) interface emerging as the de facto standard for desktop hard drives. We can expect drive capacities and speeds to increase continually with larger platter sizes as well as faster rotational speeds. For the DVD market, our crystal ball says the format wars will continue, and multi-format DVD drives will remain the order of the day. Still, there will be coexistence among the pluses and minuses, judging from the market shares of both formats. Other things to anticipate are dual-layered DVD discs from both the plus and minus camps. The dual-layered recording involves writing data on two separate surfaces, layered like coats of paint, on a DVD. You should also see 16X-write drives reaching the market this year, at least on the +R side of the fence. Coming to a screen near you this year may be more affordable and faster 17in. LCD monitors. Already we’ve seen Korean manufacturer Samsung go to market with a 12ms respons
