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IHS iSuppli analysts say that the price of hard drives will not return to pre-crisis levels until 2014. In the third quarter 2011 the average cost of hard drive was $ 51, in the fourth quarter, it grew by 28% to $ 66. In the current quarter, this figure should drop to $ 65.
According to forecasts of IHS iSuppli, in the third quarter this year's output drives fully restored to the level of October last year. In fact, the third quarter this year, even override the twelve-month-old figures: 176 million hard disk drives against 173 million units a year earlier. Prices this year, however, will be higher than in October 2011. Producers, which are now consolidated (85% of the market is controlled by WD and Seagate), beneficial to keep prices at current levels.
This year, sales of hard disk drives continue to grow as demand for new computers CPUs fueled by Intel Ivy Bridge, ultrabooks and Windows 8. Related Products :
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