Seagate, leave room for the ssd, goodbye to 2.5 inches and 7,200 rpm. !!

Seagate is rumored to say goodbye to one of its flagship products: the 2.5-inch, 7, 200-rpm hard drives. The potential of SSDs seems key to this decision, which has not yet been officially confirmed by the company.

The reason is very simple: who is considering buying a 2.5-inch, 7, 200-rpm hard drive with a much faster and quieter SSD? And yes, more expensive, but with a capacity that is generally more than enough for most users. The move makes sense when looking at the state of the market. 7200 rpm drives have always been a premium product and are found mainly in high-end notebooks. Due to declining SSD prices in recent years, the market for faster hard drives has quickly faded because performance-seeking users have opted for the SSD instead of 7200 rpm hard drives. While 7200 / 2.5 drives are significantly cheaper per GB than SSD, even a small (32 128GB) SSD provides better overall performance when used for an operating system and drive and notebook applications. High-end can often be configured with two units to overcome the capacity problem.

Seagate has a serious problem right now. From being one of the main players in the market for traditional hard drives for several decades, the emergence of flash memory as mass storage has positioned the manufacturer in the background. They have not been able to adapt to this new technology (they only sell one type of SSD) and the only thing they have related is the Momentus XT hybrids, located in an intermediate path. With the growth of Seagate SSDs you can suffer a lot in the coming years.

We hope to hear from the company soon.