Seagate notes that in 2012 it expects a HDD shortage of about 150 million units. Those estimates are in line with analysts' predictions. Seagate competitor Western Digital has also announced that it doesn't expect HDD production to reach the same levels as before the flood until the third quarter of 2012. Estimates claim the industry was only able to ship 119 million HDD units in the quarter that ended December 2011, while demand was for 175 million units.Source: DailyTech
Seagate was able to ship 47 million units in the quarter ending December 2011, a decline of 4% from the same quarter in 2010. The decline in shipments was blamed on a shortage of components.
Seagate: Shortage of 150 million HDDs in 2012
Posted on Thursday, February 02 2012 @ 22:18 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck