HDD Shipments to Drop by 35% in Q4 2011

[siopao1984]

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HDD Shipments to Drop by 35% in Q4 2011

Seagate has just lowered its shipment forecast for Q4 again.




The impact of the flood in Thailand is much more dramatic than previously estimated. Along with a 10 to 18 percent decrease to 41 to 45 million units, according to a report published by Digitimes, it appears that the HDD industry's shipments will decline by more than 35 percent in the current quarter.

According to Digitimes, WD, Seagate, Hitachi and Toshiba will ship only about 103 million units in Q4, down from 162 million in Q3. WD may be hit the hardest, with shipments estimated to be in the 22 to 26 million range, down from 58 million in Q3. Hitachi may drop from 32 million to 20 million and Toshiba from 22 million to 12 million.

According to Seagate, the global demand calls for about 180 million drives in Q4.

[unagikabayaki]

Hala, mura dugay2x pa jud diay ni maka-recover dah, nagdahum ko Marso ug Abril ok2x na...

[ffprinting]

including ba ani ang mga SSD?

[akomao]

^ dili mn ata.. wla mn ng change ang prices sa ssds

[SantosJB]

kaya pala ang taas ng price ng hdd

[Sempron Guy]

I just wish SSD manufacturers will have the heart to lower down their prices. This is a good time for them to boost their sales.

[Metz]

pila naman SSD ron?
last nako palit about a year ago kay 9k for 80GB paman to.

[fearnel]

bitaw sakto kaayo ta ni para sa mga ssd. aron maka compete sila. basin ila sad ni gi tuyo ug pa mahal ang mga disk drive aron ma halin ang ila mga ssd.

[akomao]

wew now ang ssd kai 10k-12k kai 120 gb mapalit nimo hehehe mrag tag 100 per 1gb mn ang ssd hahahaha

d jd na mu ubos ang prices sa ssd now nga crisis sa mga hhd

[st1tch3s]

i guess were stuck with our HDDs for now, lets just hope that non of them will fail...haha