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HDD supplies fall short already The effects of flooding in Thailand on Hard drive shipments have already begun to be felt by retailers, who are struggling to keep up with demand due to dwindling stock piles and continued manufacturing reductions in the flood hit nation. TomsHardware has some numbers that suggest the industry is already down some 70 million units, with a total demand of just under 200 million HDDs. Some of Tom’s sources are suggesting that already this shortage has led to a 20-30% price hike as the shortage continues. Some believe that this will continue well into 2012, with factories set to take months before re-entering full production. Part of the worry is that that by that point, many people will have moved over to SSDs which have seen their cost dropping significantly in the last year alone. However, others are more optimistic, believing that this shortage will be cleared up in a couple of months tops, becoming clear in the early parts of 2012. That seems unlikely considering the damage the flooding has done to some manufacturers fabrication plans, Western Digital specifically. Some of Toms Commentators have said they feel that this is scare mongering about HDD shortages and that it’s just a ploy to drive prices up even further. It would certainly make sense that those not producing enough drives would want prices as high as possible in order to make up their losses. Read the full article at: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/HDD-THailand-Seagate-Western-Digital-DEll,14104.html
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Titim soláthairtí HDD gearr cheana Na héifeachtaí de thuilte sa Téalainn maidir le loingsiú Tiomántán Crua tá tús curtha cheana féin a mheas ag miondíoltóirí, atá ag streachailt chun coimeád suas leis an éileamh mar gheall ar dwindling chairn stoc agus lean laghduithe déantúsaíochta sa náisiún hit tuile. TomsHardware Tá roinnt uimhreacha a thugann le fios go bhfuil an tionscal síos cheana féin thart ar 70 milliún aonad, le héileamh iomlán díreach faoi bhun 200 milliún HDDs. Tá cuid de na foinsí Tom ag tuiscint go bhfuil an ganntanas faoi stiúir cheana féin hike praghas 20-30% mar a leanann an ganntanas. Creideann cuid go mbeidh sé seo ar aghaidh go maith i 2012, le monarchana a leagtar a ghlacadh mhí roimh ath-iontráil a tháirgeadh iomlán. Tá cuid de an imní go bhfuil ag an bpointe sin, beidh go leor daoine tar éis bogadh ar aghaidh go dtí SSDs ina raibh a gcostas ag titim go suntasach i rith na bliana seo caite ina n-aonar. Mar sin féin, tá cinn eile níos dóchasach, a chreidiúint go mbeidh an ganntanas a glanadh suas i gceann cúpla bairr mí, ag éirí soiléir sna codanna go luath 2012. Sin is cosúil nach dócha smaoineamh ar an damáiste na tuilte a dhéanamh chun roinnt pleananna monaraithe monaróirí, an Iarthair Digiteach sonrach. Tá cuid de na tráchtairí Toms Tá sé ráite go mbraitheann siad go bhfuil an scare mongering faoi ganntanais HDD agus go bhfuil sé ach ploy chun praghsanna a thiomáint suas níos faide. Bheadh sé a dhéanamh cinnte ciall go mbeadh na thiomáineann nach bhfuil a tháirgeadh go leor ag iarraidh praghsanna chomh ard agus is féidir d'fhonn a dhéanamh suas a n-caillteanais. Léigh an t-alt iomlán ag: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/HDD-THailand-Seagate-Western-Digital-DEll, 14104.html