Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=3063 Company stock seems to have done well after merger with Conner. Some recent weaknesses along with PC makers, however, it seems to be rebounding while PC makers crawl. Any ideas or info on analysts' viewpoints, technological innovations or other justifications for stock price?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=306338013210FUBHOSeagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Black Desktop Hard Drive STBV2000100 $79.99 12am to 10am PThttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288093024/1/2013 8:49:21 AMFUBHOWhen it is ON SALE it goes for $99. One of my flyers had a 4TB external drive for $149 today...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288065033/29/2013 3:34:59 PMBrian SullivanNewEgg also lists this drive at $149 newegg.com  Note that this is the one that needs no power supply and only needs a single USB 3 cable (provided) It is tiny too: Physical Spec Form Factor 2.5" Dimensions 4.4" x 3.2" x 0.82" Weight 0.51 lbs.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288062303/29/2013 12:56:45 PMFUBHOIt says $149 if you go to that link. That is $50 more than you will pay at Newegg, Tiger Direct or other online guys when it is on sale.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288058603/29/2013 9:21:32 AMBrian Sullivanhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288056113/28/2013 11:54:42 PMSamHard disk drive makers Seagate Technology (STX) and Western Digital (WDC) are advancing after an analyst wrote that the hard disk drive sector appears to be stable. WHAT'S NEW: In a note to investors earlier today, Brean Murray analyst Ananda Baruah wrote that sales of hard disk drives appear to be trending in-line wit...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288005563/26/2013 3:03:55 PMSamSeagate to Discontinue 7200rpm 2.5" Drives Later This Year Last paragraph: Seagate doesn't have a consumer SSD lineup, so the Momentus XT is a crucial product for Seagate in order to stay in the high-end, higher-profit consumer storage market. The question is whether they will be able to make a hybrid drive a more ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287582413/4/2013 7:45:14 AMSamA Tight Race As A Market Shrinks Investor's Business Daily – Fri, Feb 15, 2013 1:40 PM EST finance.yahoo.com  Imagine a Formula One race with two cars lapping the rest of the field, but unable to put much distance between each other. That's similar to the competition among companies selling hard-disk drives. Two p...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287333372/18/2013 8:33:32 PMSamYes, according to my reading as well. And articles like the one below are one reason why the cautious outlook expressed by Seagate and other more tradition storage-related vendors may not affect Fusion and other flash-based vendors. Analysis: Expect consolidation, uptick in flash arrays in 2013 Dave Raffo Publish...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286926941/28/2013 10:12:21 PMFUBHOThere are a couple dozen companies producing "enterprise-class" PCI-E flash drives. You would have to assume most of them are very ordinary products with that many competitors. There are only a few at the top of the market. FIO is considered top of the heap in all my readings.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286926111/28/2013 9:23:55 PMSammore on Virident storagesearch.com  I may have jumped into the fire by buying Fusion--we'll see on Wed. But for now, VMW and STX's "cautious outlook" is taking them down AH, along with EMC, NTAP and other enterprise companies. Hopefully the traditional enterprise companies are giving cautious outlooks because FIO and...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286925441/28/2013 8:27:31 PMSamSeagate Stock Slides on Downbeat Forecast (Update 1) By James Rogers 01/28/13 - 07:16 PM EST thestreet.com  NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Seagate ( STX_) easily exceeded Wall Street's estimates. Still, investors were less than impress...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286925271/28/2013 8:14:39 PMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286925191/28/2013 8:07:34 PMFUBHOSeagate Technologies Takes a Dive as Costs Rise By Dan Ritter | More Articles January 28, 2013 “Seagate is executing well in an environment where consumer demand forecasting is challenging,” commented CEO Steve Luczo in the company’s fiscal 2013 second-quarter financial results. “Looking ahead, we will continu...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286925141/28/2013 8:03:30 PMSamA couple of articles on future projected storage needs. I think it is safe to say that, if these are even close to accurate, flash won't be putting HDs out of business any time soon, and that the market is large enough for both of them. By 2020, there will be 5,200 GB of data for every person on Earth ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2862924712/27/2012 10:54:12 PMSamAre you ready for the 40-zettabyte year? IDC gazes at its balls By Chris Mellor • Get more from this author Posted in Storage , 10th December 2012 09:32 GMT An IDC study sponsored by storage giant EMC tells us that, surprise, we need to buy more storage because the digital universe will reach 40 zettaby...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2861352112/18/2012 7:35:09 PMSam4:53PM Seagate Tech reports selected preliminary Q4 results: expects revenues of $4.5 bln (vs $4.87 bln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate) and non-GAAP gross margin of 33.6% (STX) 25.08 -0.05 : Co announced selected preliminary financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2012, which ended on June 29, 2012. Seaga...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=282488747/5/2012 9:43:19 PMSam April 27, 2012, 10:56 A.M. ET WDC Drops 12% on Downgrades; Will Prices Have to Fall? By Tiernan Ray blogs.barrons.com  Shares of Western Digital ( WDC) are down $5.12, or 12%, at $38.97, after the company last night beat fiscal Q3 revenue and profit per share estimates, and o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=281167134/30/2012 10:47:18 PMSonkistock making all time high on closing basis monthly chart. plus 3.59% xdiv coming up I think Forbes is going to highlight this on their May issue next wk. i saw huge upgrades from 36 (citi) to 52 (needham) target. Lots of targets around 40 +/- Dont know if it goes to 52. The disk-drive industry's two giants t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280908344/18/2012 5:40:56 PMighttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280895604/18/2012 11:09:06 AMSonkiSeagate has bright long-term prospects-Barron's 04/15 01:54 PM . NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - Shares of Seagate Technology (STX:$27.38,00$0.395,01.46%) look appealing despite investor worries about competition and low margins in the disc drive sector, Barron's said in its April 16 edition. Seagate (STX:$27....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280840594/16/2012 7:16:17 AMSamSeagate CEO Luczo On Drives, Zettabytes, Flash And His Tattoo Right at the end of March, I sat down in the cafeteria at Seagate headquarters in Cupertino, California with CEO Steve Luczo to talk ab...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280779374/12/2012 2:05:26 PMFUBHOSeagate has unveiled what it thinks is the future of hard disk drives with a storage density of one trillion bits per square inch. The firm has shown that there is plenty of life left in hard drives, claiming that it will be able to double storage capacity in a few years. It should then be possible to create a massive...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=280243933/20/2012 12:14:16 PMFUBHO electroiq.com  February 29, 2012 -- Seagate Technology LLC recaptured the lead in hard disk drive (HDD) shipments during Q4 2011, ousting Western Digital Corp. thanks to "a fortuitous accident in geography" that kept Seagate's Thailand HDD manufacturing plant out of the floods last year, said IHS. Seagate shipped 4...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279845213/2/2012 1:21:10 AMSamUPDATE: Seagate Adds $1 Billion To Stock Buyback, Raises Dividend --Seagate adds $1 billion to its stock buyback --Hard-disk drive maker also boosts quarterly dividend by 39% --Seagate says it's committed to maximizing shareholder value (Updates throughout with addition...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=279094051/26/2012 11:27:44 PMJakeStrawhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776356311/12/2011 1:38:24 PMJakeStrawShares Of Seagate Technology Could Triple In The Wake Of Thailand Floods seekingalpha.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2776356011/12/2011 1:38:02 PMSamWD: Thai floods will force hard drive prices up Shortages predicted, hundreds dead, fabs shutdown By Paul Kunert Posted in Storage, 20th October 2011 10:39 GMT theregister.co.uk  WD has warned disk drive shortages will linger well into 2012 and price rises are inevitable as it deals with the aftermath of ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2772888610/27/2011 12:41:41 AMSamEC OKs Seagate acquisition of Samsung drive business The European Commission concluded that a merger of the hard disk drive makers will not impede competition By John Ribeiro October 20, 2011 01:07 AM ET IDG News Service - The European Commission approved on Wednesday the acquisition by Seagate Technology of the har...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2772215310/24/2011 10:50:46 AMSamWDC Off 5%: Several Quarters To Fix Thai Flood Damage By Tiernan Ray October 19, 2011, 5:56 PM ET blogs.barrons.com  Shares of disk drive maker Western Digital( WDC) are down $1.19, or almost 5%, at $23.28, after the company this afternoon reported fiscal Q1 revenue and earnings per share comfortably ahead...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2771641210/20/2011 11:44:27 PMSam Seagate Q1 EPS Tops Ests; Sees Big Impact From Thai Floods 10/20/2011 @ 4:56PM Eric Savitz forbes.com  Seagate shares are trading modestly higher Thursday afternoon after the company posted better-than-expected profits for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30. But the company al...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2771640410/20/2011 11:40:04 PMSamBad for the STX and WDC for sure if these objections aren't overcome. Brussels objects to WD's Hitachi GST purchase theregister.co.uk  Issues beefs, awaits corporate response By Chris Mellor • Get more from this author Posted in Storage, 19th August 2011 14:11 GMT The European Union is objecting to Wester...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=275811328/19/2011 2:21:53 PM