Why do they think only flash for storage? Apple could easily put the 1.8” 160 GB hard drive from the iPod in there and it’ll cost a lot less. They may not be fast, but sub-notebooks aren’t about speed, and cache alleviate the problem.
I’m looking forward to all solid-state storage. Flash or otherwise.
No moving parts. No bearings to fail. Much lower power draw.
I’ll be all over it.
Re: why Flash ?
I can think of several reasons. First memory usage is interchangable as either RAM or storage. Second battery life. A notebook churns the HD more than an iPod which basically quickly downloads the next item and goes back to sleep. Third, to be first.
Remember, though, this is just a rumor.