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Dataquest Insight: 1Q09 and 2Q09 HDD Shipment and Inventory Changes Reflect the Beginning of the End of a Ruinous Cycle
16 July 2009
 
John Monroe  

After a disastrous, "abnormal" decline in demand for hard-disk drives during 4Q08, we expected to see a seasonally "normal" downturn in demand during 1Q09, and we saw it. But we did not expect to see dramatic surges in demand in 2Q09 coupled with unprecedented inventory control in March and June.







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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

    
 What You Need to Know
    
 Sequential and Annual HDD Shipment and Revenue Comparisons
    
 4Q08, 1Q09 and 2Q09 Inventories
    
 Preliminary Estimates of 2Q09, 3Q09 and 4Q09 Shipments

    
 Background and Context

    
 The Impact

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Shipments of Mobile, Desktop and Enterprise HDDs, 1Q09 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 2.  
 Total Shipments and Share Changes of All Mobile, Desktop, and Enterprise HDDs, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 3.  
 Total Shipments and Share Changes of All Mobile HDDs (2.5-Inch, 1.8-Inch and 1.3-Inch Form Factors), 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 4.  
 Shipments and Share Changes of Mobile 2.5-Inch HDDs, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 5.  
 Shipments and Share Changes of Mobile 1.3-inch and 1.8-Inch HDDs, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 6.  
 Shipments and Share Changes of Desktop HDDs, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 7.  
 Shipments and Share Changes of Enterprise HDDs, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 8.  
 Total HDD Shipments and Share Changes for Various Non-PC Markets, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 9.  
 Mobile 1.3-Inch and 1.8-Inch HDD Shipments and Share Changes for Various Non-PC Markets, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 10.  
 Mobile 2.5-Inch HDD Shipments and Share Changes for Various Non-PC Markets, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 11.  
 Desktop 3.5-Inch HDD Shipments and Share Change for Various Non-PC Markets, 1Q09, 1Q08 and 4Q08 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 12.  
 Quarterly HDD Shipments and Inventory Changes, 1Q06 to 4Q07 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 13.  
 Quarterly HDD Shipments and Inventory Changes, 1Q08 to 4Q09 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 14.  
 Quarterly HDD Revenue and ASP Changes, 1Q06 to 4Q07 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 15.  
 Quarterly HDD Revenue and ASP Changes, 1Q08 to 4Q09 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 16.  
 Preliminary Shipment Estimates of Mobile, Desktop, and Enterprise HDDs, 2Q09 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 17.  
 Preliminary Shipment Estimates of Mobile, Desktop, and Enterprise HDDs, 3Q09 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 18.  
 Preliminary Shipment Estimates of Mobile, Desktop, and Enterprise HDDs, 4Q09 (Thousands of Units)
 

Table 19.  
 Preliminary Shipment Estimates of Total Mobile, Desktop, and Enterprise HDDs, 2009 (Thousands of Units)
 



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