Worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments grew 13.6% year over year in 2013, According to IDC.
The increasing consumption and the production of the videos continue and
will continue to deeply influence the digital world in terms of technologies
development, and commercial opportunities. This reality is combined with the on-going
consumer education, better marketing by vendors, and progressing product
evolution to address items such as higher capacity, faster transfer speeds, and
mobile device integration.
This led us to talk about the recent report from IDC the International Data
Corporation (IDC), which underscores the
personal and entry-level storage market in 2013.
Connectikpeople.co, can observe that, annual shipment values were up year
over year, growing 6.2% to $6.7 billion. 4Q13 shipment values were down year
over year,
declining -10.3% to $1.8 billion.
The Market
Highlights captured by Connectikpeople.co include:
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Single-bay personal storage
devices remain the most popular choice, representing 98.0% of the personal
storage units shipped in 4Q13.
- The entry-level storage market experienced a growth in unit shipments, gaining 6.8% year over year, based primarily on the 4-bay market, which acts as an easy entry point for vendors to introduce an entry level product. The entry-level market saw unit shipments for the higher bay devices (6, 8, and 12 bays) remain flat with 0.7% year-over-year growth.
- In 4Q13 the personal storage market saw continued decline in growth for dual-bay products, where unit shipments were down -32.2% year over year.
- Personal storage represents 98.8% of the PELS units shipped and 86.9% of the shipment value in 4Q13.
Regarding the Technology Highlights :
- Form Factor: The 3.5" form factor saw a decline of -18.8% year over year in units shipped, while the 2.5" form factor saw units shipped remained flat, growing 0.8% year over year. The 3.5" form factor continues to give way to the more portable 2.5" form factor, with 3.5" losing 3.9 percentage points year over year.
- Capacity Range: End users continue to migrate to higher capacity points to meet storage needs. In the 3.5" personal storage market, 2 terabyte (TB) devices represented 48.3% of unit shipments in the quarter. For the 2.5" personal storage market, 1TB devices captured 58.2% market share. For the entry-level market, capacity ranges are more varied due to multiple bays and vendors' ability to partially populate devices. However, 4TB devices hold the most market share with 28.2% of units shipped.
- Interface: USB continues to be the interface of choice for the PELS market, with 93.3% market share. Ethernet remains the interface of choice for the entry-level market, capturing 95.1% market share. Thunderbolt continues to ramp up, posting a year-over-year shipment growth rate of 282.8%, albeit off a small base.
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About IDC
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professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make
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and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. In 2014, IDC
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