| Bofferbrauer2 said: Intel apparently uses a mixture of 14 and 22nm on their chips (Processing parts in 22nm, everything else in 14nm), if they used all in 14nm their chips would be smaller, but also denser and thus not able to reach such high clock speeds And I agree with you on the HDDs. Unless SSDs get drastically cheaper then the next gen will still use HDD |
TSMC's 16nm Finfet uses a 20nm BEOL.
It's actually a common occurance in the semiconductor industry.
Still, Intel has the manufacturing edge, even when everyone is throwing around "14nm" claims.
| EricHiggin said: A 500GB 3.5" would have been cheaper though, and they didn't go that route. The size of the console shell and size of the HDD itself, clearly was more important than saving money on the HDD itself. Another factor that could lead to a better or worse storage option next gen. |
For consumers, sure. However Microsoft and Sony are buying in bulk and might have negotiated a price that consumers wouldn't typically see.
In Microsoft's case though, they opted for a 2.5" drive because they are less noisy (Xbox One had a big focus on noise remember), they do use less power, they do take up less space and... They generate less heat. (Xbox One had a big focus on cooling remember.)
So it made sense to opt for a 2.5" drive. And they might do so again next gen.
| EricHiggin said: Shortages are a possibility, but I remember reading about GDDR5 being unlikely in the PS4 due to availability and price, yet it ended up happening, and 8GB worth at that. When someone like PS comes along and you know your basically guaranteed around a steady 100M units worth of sales, that's worth the hassle of making it happen most of the time. |
Well. Microsoft wasn't willing to take the gamble... But if they did. There would have likely been GDDR5 shortages... Which would have resulted in a higher price.
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