Yah, I have noticed, too, that SSD prices double for each capacity multiple. It makes sense, when you think of the components inside the drive- there are either two times as many or the doubling is in the technology.
Depends on the design really. The larger SSD may have unpopulated spots on the PCB for extra flash chips of the same capacity but it may also just be using the same number of chips but higher capacity ones.
I'm gambling that prices will come down in the near future (1-3 years) and PATA will still be a niche market.
The prices have significantly dropped since SSDs reached the general consumer market but they still command a significant premium.
What I'm more concerned about is the reliability of these drives. The earlier generations have had some significant issues with firmware bugs. The controller chip in these SSDs seems to change every other day and you're always ending up with the bleeding edge firmware with no easy way to downgrade without wiping your SSD.
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