Worldwide Removable Hard Disk Drive 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis: The Quest for a Viable Tape Replacement

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Definitions
    • Commercial R-HDD
    • Consumer R-HDD
  • Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Removable Hard Disk Drives - A Historical Perspective
    • Removable Hard Disk Drive History
    • Figure: Worldwide 2.5in. Mobile-Class HDD Average Capacity and Price Per Gigabyte, 2000-2007
• Future Outlook
  • Forecast and Assumptions
  • Table: Worldwide R-HDD Solutions and Additional Cartridge Shipments by Capacity, 2007-2012
  • Table: Worldwide R-HDD Solutions and Additional Cartridge Revenue by Capacity, 2007-2012 ($000)
  • Table: Worldwide R-HDD Solutions Shipment by Capacity, 2007-2012
  • Table: Worldwide R-HDD Solutions Revenue by Capacity, 2007-2012 ($000)
  • Table: Worldwide Additional R-HDD Disk Cartridges Sold at Time of Initial Sale and for Installed Base by Capacity, 2007-2012
  • Table: Worldwide Additional R-HDD Disk Cartridge Revenue for Disks Sold at Time of Initial Sale and for Installed Base by Capacity, 2007-2012 ($000)
  • Table: Worldwide Additional R-HDD Disk Cartridge Tie-Ratio for Disk Cartridges Sold at Time of Initial Sale and for Installed Base by Capacity, 2007-2012
  • Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Removable Hard Disk Drive Market, 2008-2012
    • Low-End Tape and R-HDD Comparison
    • Table: Initial Cost Comparison of Low-End Tape Drive and R-HDD for 80GB External Attached Drives
    • Table: Cost Comparisons Between Low-End Tape and R-HDD ($)
    • R-HDD: An Alternative to Tape-Based Data-Protection
    • R-HDDs: Going Mainstream
    • R-HDD Forecast Risk and Uncertainty
• Essential Guidance
  • Actions for R-HDD Suppliers to Consider
  • Actions for Personal Storage Device Suppliers to Consider
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis