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Aaron Lee, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES Asia
Friday 4 November 2011
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Posted on Nov 5, 00:58
It would appear that the HDD shortage will last for at least 3 quarters and perhaps as many as 8. Predictably, this will rapidly accelerate the already underway change to SSDs. Not only for supply reasons but the other advantages of SSDs too.