Over 200 Million 2.5-Inch Hard Drives to be Shipped in 2004
BUSINESS WIRE - 02:44 p.m Apr 16, 1999 Eastern
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 1999--Computer
Economics expects CD-RW, DVD, and 2.5-inch hard drive shipments to
increase steadily through 2004.
In addition, Computer Economics projects that CD-ROM shipments are
peaking in 1999, while 3.5-inch and removable hard drive shipments will
continue to grow until 2002.
"We estimate that the greatest amount of growth will occur in the newer,
better, and smaller technologies, such as the 2.5-inch hard drives,
CD-RWs, and DVDs," said Computer Economics' director of research and
advisory services, Michael Erbschloe. "The large hard drives are being
replaced by smaller ones, and older interactive technologies, such as
CD-ROM, are being replaced and bettered by the Internet."
The greatest rate of growth is expected to be in annual 2.5-inch hard drive
shipments, which will increase by over 200 million units in the next five
years. DVD shipments will also see tremendous growth, increasing by
over 80 million units through 2004.
Disk Drive Shipments (Millions of Units) DVD
|
3.5" 2.5" | Removable
Hard Hard CD-RW v Hard
Drives Drives CD-ROM Drives DVD Drives
1997 110.2 -- 73.2 2.6 -- 0.9
1998 128.1 -- 84.6 6.3 -- 2.2
1999 148.5 1.1 91.4 15.7 9.8 2.5
2000 181.5 8.9 79.2 22.9 18.2 3.5
2001 210.4 29.5 62.1 28.4 38.4 4.2
2002 217.9 42.8 51.6 36.5 54.3 4.7
2003 192.1 123.4 40.1 44.6 75.2 4.3
2004 140.2 212.9 18.2 51.7 92.8 3.1
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