Price for 3.5" Internal HDD Drops by 8% in Q208

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The Average Selling Price (ASP) of 3.5-inch internal Hard Disk Drives (HDD) in Q2 08 dropped 8%, according to data from researcher Context, covering distribution sales for France, Germany and the UK.

Prices drop from Euro 62.7 (excl. tax) in Q108, to Euro 57.6 in Q208 (see table on web site). The lowest peak was registered in May '08, with Euro 53, down from Euro 62 in April.

In the 2.5-inch internal HDD sector (where the ASP had been stable during Q2, Q3 and Q407, ranging between Euro 112 and 118), prices dropped drop during Q1 08, declining to an average Euro 100, and declining further to Euro 94 during Q208 (table below).

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Table 2- Context - SalesWatch Distribution - France, Germany, UK - Hard Disk Drives - Internal, 2.5” width - ASP - Q207 to Q208


Source: Context, ASP of Hard Disk Drives registered between April 2007 and June 2008 and includes distributor sales only, for France, Germany and the UK.

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