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HDD Sales Have Plummeted This Year - So What's Next?

Techradar.pro, April 17th, 2023

Coming down from an artificial high, HDDs continue to battle SSDs for market supremacy

Nearline HDD shipments have fallen significantly from the previous quarter after a 2021 high, but it may not be a sign of the challenging economic landscape, new Trendfocus(opens in new tab) figures have claimed.

As the pandemic hit hard, shipments started to drop as businesses reined in their spend, but with more companies than ever then undergoing digital transformation initiatives, 2021 saw HDD shipments, including nearline devices, shoot up.

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