
Hard disc drive (HDD) makers have been launching products for many different applications, hoping to attract demand from segments outside of the standard consumer market.
HDD vendors promoting ultra-slim models
Friday 28 March 2014HDD vendors have been promoting 5mm ultra-slim HDDs for ultrabooks, 2-in-1 devices and above 10-inch tablets, with Dell, Asustek Computer and Lenovo expected to be initial adopters...
Western Digital expects growth in surveillance HDD demand
Tuesday 25 March 2014Western Digital expects demand for surveillance hard disc drives (HDD) to grow 10% within the next 3-5 years and the growth will be contributed mainly by the Asia Pacific market,...
Global demand for HDDs used in security surveillance to grow 10% annually in 3-5 years, say Taiwan retailers
Thursday 13 March 2014Global demand for hard disk drives (HDDs) used in security surveillance solutions is expected to increase by as much as 10% a year in 3-5 years, according to Taiwan retail channels...
HDD makers pushing enterprise products for growth
Wednesday 5 March 2014Hard disk drive (HDD) makers have recently turned to focus on enterprise-level storage products, after seeing their consumer HDD shipments continue to suffer from weak PC demand,...
Computer storage industry declines in 2013 despite robust growth of SSDs, says IHS
Tuesday 11 February 2014A near-doubling of the market for solid-state drives was unable to help the computer-related storage industry in 2013, which slid 5% in shipments because of continuing contractions...
HGST looks to adoption of helium-filled HDDs by ODMs
Wednesday 11 December 2013HGST (formerly Hitachi Global Storage Technologies), a subsidiary of Western Digital, has offered 3.5-inch hermetically sealed helium-filled 6TB hard disk drives (HDDs) and is looking...
Western Digital pushing new hybrid drive technology to niche markets
Monday 25 November 2013Western Digital has developed a new hybrid drive technology, integrating an 120GB solid state drive (SSD) and an 1TB hard disc drive (HDD) into a 2.5-inch hard drive. The company...