After Western Digital, Seagate’s turn to present its results for its first fiscal quarter of 2012. Thus, the builder has sold 51 million hard drives during the quarter, sales reached $ 2.8 billion (up from last year, but down from the previous quarter) . Seagate remains behind Western Digital in terms of volume when compared to the numbers
business of both companies. Earnings reached for its $ 140 million.
Regarding the current quarter, Seagate expected as well as
Western Digital suffer the consequences of the current floods in Thailand, but to a lesser extent. The manufacturer believes that sales should reach 40 to 50 million units.