by Mark Geenen | Aug 18, 2015 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
Even though the early reviews of Microsoft’s new OS, Windows 10, have been positive, the PC market outlook has been downgraded, and the new figure shows the market contracting over double digits in 2015. PC companies are cautiously optimistic about Windows 10, and...
by Mark Geenen | Jun 22, 2015 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
Many of the facets of Chromebook are similar to netbooks such as low price, slower CPU, and small storage capacity, but certain differentiating aspects make Chromebooks potentially more legitimate notebook substitutes compared to the netbooks of seven years ago. With...
by Mark Geenen | May 29, 2015 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
In early May, TRENDFOCUS released various quarterly reports, which reviews the HDD and SSD industries’ performance in CQ1 ’15, and what effect it has on the updated quarterly forecast. Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) saw a sharp decline to 125M units sold, mainly due to the...
by Mark Geenen | May 26, 2015 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
Higher disk/drive counts in nearline HDDs combined with limited investment in aluminum disk substrate manufacturing have amplified tension on the industry supply chain. Key parts of the disk manufacturing process, specifically NP (nickel plate) and NPP (nickel plate...
by Mark Geenen | Dec 18, 2014 | TRENDFOCUS Blog
Disk supply has been a point of concern for a couple years now, and despite stalling overall HDD volumes, disk demand is projected to rise. The nearline HDD market is the main reason behind surging volumes given the high disk count per nearline HDD. Currently, all...
