Been desiring a solid-state drive for your computer, but can’t afford it? Salvation may be on the way.

According to DailyTech, JMicron has developed a new controller chip that will significantly reduce the number of controllers required to operate an SSD, and will result in the price being cut by as much as half.  The new chip will be introduced at Computex 2009 in June, and will go into mass production in July.  This could mean that the new, cheaper drives will hit the marketplace in time for the holiday shopping season.

This is an interesting convergence of events as Windows 7 is scheduled to hit in the fall, and people will be looking to buuy new systems, so the dream of an SSD as your hard drive may not be as unattainable as you once thought.  This is especially attractive for laptop buyers as these dries next to no heat compared to the current hard drives.  Laps across the world rejoice at the idea of a cooler laptop.