An HDD is a device used for storing and retrieving data. An HDD consists of one or more stiff, rapidly rotating disks that are covered with magnetic material and have magnetic heads to read and write data to and from the surfaces. For secondary storage of data held in computers, HDDs are required. HDDs are classified into different categories such as digital, magnetic, non-volatile, random access, and data storage devices. There are two types of HDDs: internal HDDs and external hard disks. An internal HDD is an HDD that resides inside a computer and stores user's software and personal files. An external hard disk resides outside a computer, and it is used when the internal hard disk drive memory of a computer is not sufficient.

PART 01: Executive summary

Highlights

PART 02: Scope of the report

Market overview

Top-vendor offerings

PART 03: Market research methodology

Research methodology

Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

PART 05: Comparison of HDDs and SSDs

History of HDDs and SSDs

Advantages and disadvantages of HDDs and SSDs

PART 06: Comparison of cloud and external hard disks

0 to 20 GB

20 to 100 GB

100 to 500 GB

500 GB to 1 TB

1 TB+

PART 07: Hybrid drive

NAND flash

3D NAND flash

Hybrid drive

PART 08: Industry overview

Printers

External hard disks

Pointing devices

PC gaming peripherals

Combos and keyboards

Headsets

Webcams

PART 09: Market landscape

Market size and forecast

Five forces model

PART 10: Geographical segmentation

Global external hard disk market by geography 2015-

2020

APAC

Americas

EMEA

PART 11: Buying criteria

PART 12: Market drivers

Multiple advantages of external hard disks

Low purchase cost

Increased need for storage

PART 13: Market challenges

Emergence of cloud-storage services

Growing popularity of external SSDs

Risk of theft and damage

PART 14: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 15: Market trends

Increasing popularity of wireless external hard disks

Innovation of high-storage portable external hard disks

Increasing popularity of slim external hard disks

PART 16: Vendor landscape

Competitive scenario

Key vendors

Other prominent vendors

PART 17: Summary of key figures

PART 18: Appendix

List of abbreviations

PART 19: Explore Technavio