SSDs outsold HDDs last year

Stefan Mileschin · 19th February 2021, 11:21

By 28 percent

SSDs outselling hard disk drives (HDDs) by 28 percent in 2020 according to the latest data compiled by Trendfocus.

Trendfocus noted a six percent jump in SSD shipments during the fourth quarter of last year, to 87 million units. This helped SSDs leapfrog HDDs in full-year shipments, with around 333 million SSDs sold in 2020 versus around 260 million HDDs.

Client (or consumer) SSD sales were the main driving force. Enterprise SSD shipments plunged by 31 percent in the fourth quarter, and shipments of PCIe SSDs to enterprise customers fell for the third straight quarter. The report does not provide a ton of details on the decline, saying only "elevated inventories and reduced demand" played a role.

While consumers have embraced the speedier storage medium, HDDs are not dead. Far from it, the value proposition for bulk HDD storage is not something SSDs can touch, and that is reflected in the capacity breakdown between the two storage options. Even though SSDs held a 28 percent shipment advantage in 2020, HDD shipments accounted for five times more capacity, at over 1 zettabyte compared to 207 exabytes (there are 1,000 exabytes in a one zettabyte).

https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...-hds-last-year

19th February 2021, 11:21	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,812	SSDs outsold HDDs last year By 28 percent SSDs outselling hard disk drives (HDDs) by 28 percent in 2020 according to the latest data compiled by Trendfocus. Trendfocus noted a six percent jump in SSD shipments during the fourth quarter of last year, to 87 million units. This helped SSDs leapfrog HDDs in full-year shipments, with around 333 million SSDs sold in 2020 versus around 260 million HDDs. Client (or consumer) SSD sales were the main driving force. Enterprise SSD shipments plunged by 31 percent in the fourth quarter, and shipments of PCIe SSDs to enterprise customers fell for the third straight quarter. The report does not provide a ton of details on the decline, saying only "elevated inventories and reduced demand" played a role. While consumers have embraced the speedier storage medium, HDDs are not dead. Far from it, the value proposition for bulk HDD storage is not something SSDs can touch, and that is reflected in the capacity breakdown between the two storage options. Even though SSDs held a 28 percent shipment advantage in 2020, HDD shipments accounted for five times more capacity, at over 1 zettabyte compared to 207 exabytes (there are 1,000 exabytes in a one zettabyte). https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...-hds-last-year

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