Western Digital Formats Hard Disk Drive Factory as Demand Spins Down

[Moogle Stiltzkin]

Western Digital is closing its hard disk drive factory in Petaling Jaya due to declining demand for HDDs. While two manufacturing plants will remain in Bang Pa-In and Prachinburi, the company is increasing its focus on NAND flash with a new, second SSD facility in Penang.

The data technology industry is undergoing substantial change. This market transformation is driving increased adoption of SSDs and NAND flash in traditional HDD applications. The change has contributed to growth in SSD/NAND flash and declining long-term demand for client HDDs. Consequently, Western Digital plans to expand SSD manufacturing in Penang.

https://www.hardocp.com/news/2018/07/21 ... spins_down


This is a disaster for me where do i source my NAS hdds from now?

[dolbyman]

saw that a couple of days ago ...


pretty sure other wd factory's will still produce nas drives..unless they had a factory "outlet" where you shopped direct

[Moogle Stiltzkin]

well in our local it market, some it stuff not produced locally, due to import the prices are jacked up.

hopefully it's not going to be like that since thailand is nearby. But now i'm wondering when the next flooding is going to happen