Looking at 2.5" 5400 RPM HDD prices on Newegg.com, 80GB HDDs are now generally more expensive than 120GB and 160GB HDDs. Depending on manufacturer some 160GB models are equal in price to the equivalent 120GB model.
I think we're quite likely to see an increase in standard HDD size to 120GB or 160GB when the 45nm SKU gets released. This would fit well with what Reeves had to say in December:
No, we are not going to go down in price on PS3 – neither are we going to go down in price on PS3 in spring time either. Absolutely not, whatever you might have heard to the contrary. Our strategy is very much value added.
That doesn’t mean we are going to add pieces of software – we might add original ideas to the machine. What we want is to make the machine value for money.
