[Tanel]

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Western Digitali aktsia tegi hüppelise kasvu pärast seda, kui ettevõte avaldas Hitachi Global Storage Technologiesi ostuplaani, tehingu kogumaksumus küündib 4,3 miljardi dollarini. Ostuga soovib ettevõte tugevdada oma positisiooni kõvaketta tööstuses.

Loe edasi Äripäevast

[Magic]

Ei tundu hea diil Aktsia küll tõuseb, aga pigem oleks ootanud kogemuse tõstmist ssd turul.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=WDC
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Hard-disk drive shipments will probably drop about 4 percent this quarter from the fourth quarter amid competition from smaller and faster storage products, according to IHS ISuppli.
Samsung Electronics Co. and Toshiba Corp. are the biggest makers of so-called flash memory that is displacing hard-disk drives in netbooks and tablets.

[AJ]

See peaks selle uudise algne tekst olema

Spoiler

tsitaat:

Western Digital to Acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Combination of Hard Drive Companies Will Create Industry's Broadest Product Portfolio and a Significant Pool of Resources for Innovation IRVINE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE:6501) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion. The proposed combination will result in a customer-focused storage company, with significant operating scale, strong global talent and the industry's broadest product lineup backed by a rich technology portfolio. Under the terms of the agreement, WD will acquire Hitachi GST for $3.5 billion in cash and 25 million WD common shares valued at $750 million, based on a WD closing stock price of $30.01 as of March 4, 2011. Hitachi, Ltd. will own approximately ten percent of Western Digital shares outstanding after issuance of the shares and two representatives of Hitachi will be added to the WD board of directors at closing. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is expected to close during the third calendar quarter of 2011, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. WD plans to fund the transaction with a combination of existing cash and total debt of approximately $2.5 billion. WD expects the transaction to be immediately accretive to its earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis, excluding acquisition-related expenses, restructuring charges and amortization of intangibles. The resulting company will retain the Western Digital name and remain headquartered in Irvine, California. John Coyne will remain chief executive officer of WD, Tim Leyden chief operating officer and Wolfgang Nickl chief financial officer. Steve Milligan, president and chief executive officer of Hitachi GST, will join WD at closing as president, reporting to John Coyne. "The acquisition of Hitachi GST is a unique opportunity for WD to create further value for our customers, stockholders, employees, suppliers and the communities in which we operate," said John Coyne, president and chief executive officer of WD. "We believe this step will result in several key benefits-enhanced R&D capabilities, innovation and expansion of a rich product portfolio, comprehensive market coverage and scale that will enhance our cost structure and ability to compete in a dynamic marketplace. The skills and contributions of both workforces were key considerations in assessing this compelling opportunity. We will be relying on the proven integration capabilities of both companies to assure the ongoing satisfaction of our customers and to bring this combination to successful fruition." "This brings together two industry leaders with consistent track records of strong execution and industry outperformance," said Steve Milligan, president and chief executive officer, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. "Together we can provide customers worldwide with the industry's most compelling and diverse set of products and services, from innovative personal storage to solid state drives for the enterprise." Hiroaki Nakanishi, president, Hitachi, Ltd. said, "As the former CEO of Hitachi GST, I always believed in the potential of Hitachi GST to become a larger and more agile company. This is a strategic combination of two industry leaders, both growing and profitable. It provides an opportunity for the new company to increase customer and shareholder value and expand into new markets. Additionally, it is important to us that WD shares common values with Hitachi GST to create a more global company that is well positioned to define a broader role in the evolving storage industry." WD's exclusive financial adviser on the transaction is Bank of America Merrill Lynch; its lead legal adviser is O'Melveny & Myers LLP. Goldman, Sachs & Co serves as financial adviser to Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi GST. Legal advisers to Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi GST are Morrison Foerster LLP and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, respectively.

[DVDRW]

Njaah varsti liituvad Samsung ja Seagate ka ja ongi monopol käes, kettahinnad tõusevad lakke

[Magic]

[tahanteada]

Pigem on ostu taga ikkigi see, et Hitachil on praegu maailmas ainsana olemas visioonid / ideed kuidas ikkagi toota supersuure mahutavusega kõvakettaid. Ja jutt on käinud kuni 100TB mahuga ketastest.

Üks link kah:
Thermally-Assisted Magnetic Recording at up to 1 Tb/in2 using an Integrated Plasmonic Antenna
http://ewh.ieee.org/r6/scv/mag/MtgSum/Meeting2010_09.html

Teine link, see vist on ka varem mingist Hitachi-teemast läbi jooksnud:
Hitachi and Partners Develop New HDD Technology Providing 8-Fold Density Increase
http://www.techpowerup.com/135231/Hitachi-and-Partners-Develop-New-HDD-Technology-Providing-8-Fold-Density-Increase.html

[K3ndu]

Mulle see WD kohe üldse enam ei meeldi võttes seda mis lähiajal tuttavate kõvaketastega on juhtunud.

[DVDRW]

[Magic]

[tahanteada]

Aga ärge ostke siis WD tuleviku-100TB ketast, ostke Seagate tuleviku-100TB ketas.

Link kah, kus on juttu Seagate, kuni 100TB ketaste, teooriast:
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/hdd-ssd-harddrive,11048.html
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Või veel parem - tuleb oodata, kuni Samsung oma 100TB SSD idee ellu suudab viia. Kui lingi üles leian, siis lisan juurde.

Nii, et lähiaastatel saab HDD-de turul kõva sõda tulema

[maakas1]

Muide seakoodi 1TB kettad on lennanud viimasel ajal kenasti. Kõikse hullem on ES seeria. WD teraseid olen ka näinud surnuna. Millal ma aga viimati surnud hitachi ketast nägin???
No ei tulegi meelde.

[Betamax]

[tahanteada]

Betamax: Hitachi kettaid võid kõikvõimalike IBM-i ja Lenovo masinatest leida.
Lisaks siis kõikvõimalikud Hitachi välikettad jms.
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Vihje sellele, et WD mudamaadlus Seagatega peaks siis nüüd edukamalt toimuma hakkama.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/07/wd.buys.hitachi.storage.division/

[Marie]

[tahanteada]

Marie: Eks kõik hakkab sõltuma hoopis, pigem, sellest, et kumb Division mida tootma hakkab.

Uudised igatahes viitavad pigem sellele, et mobiilseadmete ketaste tootmine lähebki Hitachi Divisioni kätte.
Sel juhul on igatahes läpparite omanikud Väga Häppid.

[K3ndu]

Mu lendal siin masinas poolteist aastat Hitachi ketas istunud ja siiamaani null probleemi taga olnud.

[SurfData]

ega see üldiselt head ei tähenda jah. Väike arutelu on alates eilsest siin käinud:

https://foorum.hinnavaatlus.ee/viewtopic.php?p=6347726#6347726

Hitachi kettad on just oma firmware poolest ühed parimad, kus ta saab suvaliste kontrolleritega hästi läbi. Muidugi suurte ketaste töökindlus on tal ka 5+ (väiksemate seas eelistan ühte teist tootjat mille seeria on ka väga palju hiilanud). WD greenidega kahjukson tulemused nadid

[tahanteada]

SurfData: Mina kipun küll millegipärast vastupidi arvama, et WD võtab kasutusele Hitachi head omadused ja laob need ka enda WD-ketastele sisse.

Ja nagu eespool juba vihjasin, siis paistab sedamoodi minevat, et WD annab ka enda mobiilisete ketaste tootmise hoopis Hitachi Divisionile toota.

[angel]

väidate et hitachi kettad on üldjoones vastupidavamad kui western digital omad ?


kusagilt olen kuulnud ka vastupidist juttu, endal on 1 hitachi jamama hakanud ja teised hitachid töötavad. samas ainult 1 samsung jukerdama hakanud (smart error) aga teised töötavad.

[SurfData]

[angel]

[tahanteada]

angel: Aga esita endale küsimus, et kelle kettaid IBM ja Lenovo juba neetult pikki aastaid suuremas enamuses kasutavad.
Vastus: Hitachi.

[Magic]

Isikliku kasutuse järgi on raske otsuseid teha... kasutaja 8 "salajane statistika" oli ikka hoopis parem

[Etz]

Ei tea, endal pole ühtegi WD ketast veel otsi andnud, muid surnuid kettaid vedeleb aga samas lademes...
Kõige hullem paistab Samsung ja Seagate olema... 6 kuud normaalset kasutamist ja mehhaanika annab lihtsalt saba...

[XeStAiSy]