STX leáll a 7200-as fordulatszámú HDD-k gyártásával

Erről tegnap olvastam, negatív hír. Sajnos az olyan gépekbe ahová tényleg nagy performancia kell, SSD-t tesznek (tiszta SSD-t, nem hibridet), éppen ezért az STX nagy fordulatszámú meghajtóira nem igazán lesz kereslet.

In a sign of the times, Seagate (STX +0.8%) is discontinuing production of high-performance (7200 RPM) 2.5" hard drives, as the MacBook Pro, Intel ultrabooks, and other high-end notebook platforms embrace SSDs. The announcement comes a month after IHS predicted hard drive industry sales will drop 12% this year thanks to weak PC demand and SSD encroachment. Separately, Seagate says it will create a $180M R&D facility at Solyndra's old factory, which it bought last year, to develop cutting-edge drives.