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With HDD makers cutting down production following the recession in global markets, the average selling prices of hard drives have climbed by an average of 10 percent during Q22009.
Market pundits feel that supplies will be tight till November when the Christmas stock will be made available. “Since every major manufacturer has cut down production following the bloodbath witnessed in Q42008, supplies are tight,” informed Sharad Srivastava, Director, Sales, Western Digital. “Prices have also gone up, especially at the entry level. For example, 160 GB SATA HDD prices are hovering around $40 from the sub-$35 we saw toward the end of last year.”
RG Mehta, Director, Microport Infotech, agreed. “There have been shortages of HDDs. But, we don’t anticipate price hikes because market demand is slow.”
While there have been price drops in high-end 750 GB and 1 TB drives, they have not been significant. Notebook drives are also reported to be in short supply. But since Indian volumes are low, the impact has been minimal. |