Seagate dominates Q3 DVR market, keeps top spot in hard drives

By Jon Fortt

Seagateharddrive Seagate (STX) remains top dog in the hard drive storage market in the fall, according to the latest numbers from market research firm iSuppli, leading Western Digital (WDC), Hitachi (HIT), Samsung and Toshiba. More highlights from iSuppli’s report: Seagate kept the lead in 3.5-inch drives for TiVo-like devices, with a 44.2 percent share. Its closest rival in that business, Western Digital, had 32.5 percent.

Also, Seagate continued its dominance of the enterprise hard drive space, where its size and efficiency allow it to outprice many rivals. Seagate had 58.4 percent of that market, while Fujitsu, in second place, took 25.9 percent.

All the numbers, below:

iSuppli Table: Ranking of Hard Disk Drive Suppliers in the Third Quarter

(Ranking by Thousands of Units Shipped)


Q3 Rank	Supplier	Q3 06 shp	Q3 06 mkt shr	Q2 06 shp	Q2 06 mkt shr
1	Seagate	39,140	34.3%	33,620	34.1%
2	WDC	22,700	19.9%	19,200	19.5%
3	Hitachi GST	19,950	17.5%	14,930	15.1%
4	Samsung	11,833	10.4%	10,338	10.5%
5	Toshiba	11,340	9.9%	8,380	8.5%
6	Fujitsu	7,353	6.4%	6,666	6.8%
7	Excelstor	1,600	1.4%	1,500	1.5%
8	Cornice	225	0.2%	250	0.3%
9	Maxtor	0	0.0%	3,770	3.8%
10	GS MagicStore	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
	Other	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
	Total	114,141	100%	98,654	100%
	Total Sequential Growth	15.7%		-3.0%
	Total Annual Growth	19.6%		10.0%

Source: iSuppli Corp. December 2006