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Hitachi to increase iPod mini microdrive production
Hitachi Ltd’s (Tokyo:6501.T - News) hard disk drive unit said on Sunday that it will spend about $200 million to double the disk drive output of its Thailand factory, including the 1-inch, 4-gigabyte disk drives that are found in the iPod Mini. [...]
In March, Cupertino, California-based Apple (NasdaqNM:AAPL - News) said it would delay global sales of the iPod Mini because it couldn’t get enough of the hard drives to meet U.S. demand, which had then surpassed supply through June. Apple now plans to sell iPod outside the United States starting in July.”
Editor’s note: You can also read more about the Hitachi microdrive shortage in a report from The Mac Observer with specific comments from Hitachi and Apple executives.
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1
seesh bout tiem they noticed it…
Posted by ranova on May 16, 2004 at 9:13 PM (PDT)
2
Well, some good news for people outside the US wanting minis hehe.
Posted by Andrew on May 16, 2004 at 9:42 PM (PDT)
3
This is good , make Thai people to have a job. I’m Thai so that I knew Hitachi Thailand now open for 4000 workers.
Please do buy more iPod mini , then we have more money. :D
Posted by SK- www.TPUG.org on May 19, 2004 at 4:53 PM (PDT)