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The Future of Storage in Commercial PCs: A Commercial PC Buyer Survey and Study

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: July 2007
Product Code: R104-31051
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This document is about The Future of Storage in Commercial PCs: A Commercial PC Buyer Survey and Study
Table of Contents

Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Respondent Demographic Profile

Figure: Respondents by Organization Size

Figure: Respondents' Level of Involvement in Deciding What Notebook or Desktop PC Is Used for Their Organization

Situation Overview

U.S. Commercial PC Market Characteristics and Trends

Figure: Number of Desktop PCs in Organization

Figure: Number of Notebook PCs in Organization

Figure: Organization's PC Installed Base by Type, 2006 and 2008

U.S. Commercial PC Buyer Storage-Related Preferences

Table: Relative Importance of Factors in Future Commercial PC Purchase Decisions

Figure: Expected Change in Amount of Data on Employees' PCs over the Next Two Years

Figure: Worldwide Growth in HDD Capacity Shipped with PC by Type, 2006-2011

U.S. Commercial Notebook PC Buyer Storage-Related Perspectives

Figure: Hard Disk Drive Capacity Purchased with Notebook PCs

Figure: Specification of Commercial Notebook PC Hard Disk Drive Capacity

Figure: Reasons for Limiting Notebook PC Hard Disk Drive Capacities

Figure: Reason for Upgrading Notebook PC Hard Disk Drive Capacities

Price Parity Between SSDs and HDDs at Equivalent Capacity Points Is Not Necessary for SSD Adoption in Notebook PCs

Figure: Acceptable Price Premium for a Notebook PC with an SSD Versus HDD: Percentage Respondents Are Willing to Pay

Figure: Acceptable Price Premium for a Notebook PC with an SSD Versus HDD: Dollar Equivalent

Figure: Acceptable Notebook PC SSD Capacity in Exchange for 80GB HDD

Table: Features Buyers Are Willing to Trade for an SSD-Equipped Notebook PC: All PC Buyers

Table: Features Buyers Are Willing to Trade for an SSD-Equipped Notebook PC: Buyers Willing to Trade PC Features for an SSD

U.S. Commercial Desktop PC Buyer Storage-Related Perspectives

Figure: Hard Disk Drive Capacity Purchased with Desktop PCs

Figure: Specification of Commercial Desktop PC Hard Disk Drive Capacity

Figure: Reasons for Limiting Hard Disk Drive Capacities: Desktop Versus Notebook PCs

Figure: Reason for Upgrading Desktop PC Hard Disk Drive Capacities

Commercial Desktop PC Buyers Show Little Interest in SSDs

Figure: Acceptable Price Premium for a PC with an SSD Versus HDD: Desktop Versus Notebook PCs

Future Outlook

Figure: 60GB HDD and 64GB SSD ASPs, 2007-2011

Figure: 120GB HDD and 128GB SSD ASPs, 2007-2011

Figure: Importance of Notebook PC Storage Capacity for Data Security

Essential Guidance

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Related Research

Appendix: 2006 U.S. PC Buyer Storage Survey Questionnaire

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