More than 500 million HDDs shipped in 2007, says iSuppli
 

Worldwide hard disk drive (HDD) unit shipments grew by 18.9% in 2007, according to market research firm iSuppli. Annual HDD shipments crossed the half-billion-unit shipment threshold for the first time ever and revenues for the segment rose by 4.6%, noted the firm.

Indeed, 2007 was a year to remember for HDDs, with shipments reaching 516 million units, up from 434 million in 2006. Factory revenues rose to US$32.8 billion, up from US$31.2 billion in 2006.
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*Source: DigiTimes (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080424PR204.html)*

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