Although HDD shipments increased by 12.2% in Q1 2007 compared to the same period a year ago, they declined by 4.7% from Q4 2006, according to iSuppli. If that weren’t enough, plunging prices squeezed the margins of the major HDD suppliers during the period.
| Global hard driver market in Q1 2007 | ||||
| Q1 2007 | Q4 2006 | |||
| Vendor | Revenue | Market Share | Revenue | Market Share |
| Seagate | 39,490 | 34.6% | 41,370 | 34.6% |
| Western Digital | 24,500 | 21.5% | 24,500 | 20.5% |
| Hitachi GST | 19,630 | 17.2% | 20,540 | 17.2% |
| Samsung | 12,500 | 11.0% | 12,460 | 10.4% |
| Toshiba | 8,370 | 07.3% | 9,970 | 08.3% |
| Fujitsu | 8,054 | 07.1% | 8,912 | 07.4% |
| Excelstor | 1,512 | 01.3% | 1,750 | 01.5% |
| Cornice | – | 0.0% | 200 | 00.2% |
| All | 114,056 | 100% | 119,702 | 100% |
| Source: iSuppli | ||||