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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Computer Update

Impact of hard drive shortage to linger through 2013
Lenovo out of 7200rpm replacement hard drives
Hard disk drive supply shortages in the wake of Thailand flooding will continue to affect consumers, computer system manufacturers and corporate IT shops into 2013, according to market research firm IDC.
This week, Lenovo sent an email to its corporate IT customers telling them it is out of a number of hard disk drives, including the highly popular 7,200-rpm models.

In the email obtained by Computerworld, a Lenovo representative stated that customers who normally purchase systems with 160GB 7,200-rpm drives, or various other drives that are unavailable, will have to settle for "off-spec" drives.

The Lenovo representative said the hard drive supply chain remains fluid and is monitored daily by the company's executives.

"Akin to the hysteria when banks defaulted in the 1930[s], PC orders across the industry are being placed for which HD supply does not exist," the rep wrote. "The Lenovo Global Supply Chain (GSC) Team is providing updates throughout each day. In this regard, we will all have to be flexible and adjust expectations. Simply put, the configuration to which you have been accustomed, unfortunately may now be in default, and we'll have to adjust our configuration and build a system that has an available hard drive," the email stated.



Lenovo said it will swap unavailable drives for another product the industry can still provide, such as a 5,400-rpm model. Even then, customers will have to wait an additional 45 to 60 days for those drives to become available, the email stated.

According to the Lenovo email, the drives that are unavailable for some ThinkPad laptops include 750GB 5,200-rpm models and those with configurations of 320GB 5,400-rpm, 250GB 7,200-rpm and 160GB 7,200-rpm.

Lenovo did not respond to a request for comment by deadline.

"I think, in part, what you're seeing from Lenovo is an indication of what we can expect for the next six months. There will be drives available but not the ones you want," Rydning said.
Hardest hit

Western Digital, the largest producer of hard drives, was hit the hardest by the Thailand flooding. IDC predicts that up to 75% of its production will be temporarily shut down.

Four industrial parks were hit the hardest by the flooding, which began in the northern part of Thailand and worked its way south. Farthest north is the Rojana Industrial Park, which has since been drained of floodwaters and is coming back online. Hitech, which makes drive components, has also been drained. Bangpa-in, Western Digital's largest hard drive production facility, was partially affected. And Navanakorn, where both Western Digital and Toshiba perform hard drive assembly, is still being affected by the floodwaters.

Source : computer world

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

There are no restrictions on building in a flood plain. You know it's funny you mention that Gerard because if that was part of the issue it would be a good thing.
but the insurance is more expensive. Nice thought though, maybe law makers can add another law to the books.

Anonymous said...

hello everybody. I'd also love to see a U.S. based manufacturing facility, but I think the red tape involved is the biggest issue here. When you have to go through environmental impact studies and hire rooms full of lawyers to analyze all sorts of details and local regulations it makes it much more difficult (and costly) to build a manufacturing facility. That and it can be a bit of a moving target which changing regulations, etc. It's unfortunate but true.

Anonymous said...

How about building some drives in the U.S.? If the manufacturing is as automated as I think it is, the cost differential should be minimal, and the shipping to the world's largest market nil. Or don't we know HOW to do anything these days?

Anonymous said...

I wish diabeetus on all the world's hard drive manufacturers for being stupid!

Anonymous said...

North America is expensive, prone to strikes, has earthquakes and tornados, half of it is affected by heavy winters or insanely hot summers, energy costs are high, and skilled labor is missing.
Rather have more facilities across the world.

vinson said...

LOLOLOL how do you understand

vinson said...

That's the reason. When i was 5 years old, i understood

robiul islam said...

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majharul islam said...

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