Thread regarding Seagate Technology Inc. layoffs

Aug 2020 - Best consumer hard drives

https://www.anandtech.com/show/12075/best-consumer-hdds

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Stx does not make or design SSDs. It is a reseller so low margins. That's the problem. Cloud is the only HDD opportunity and split among 3 companies and market is pressured by nand.

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Consumers use SSDs nowadays, not hard drives. How is Seagate doing in the SSD marketplace relative to the competition?

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$100m per q at low gross margin. Not going to save anyone

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What are typical sales volumes on consumer drives? Does this make a material difference to the bottom line?

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