According to DigiTimes "...Quanta Storage said it would launch an external slim-type combo drive around the end of the second quarter or beginning of the third quarter, citing increasing demand from affordable small-size notebook computers and Tablet PCs..."

and continues "...The company estimated that worldwide demand for external slim-type combo drives will come to 15 million units next year, including six million units from new notebooks (20% of expected notebook sales) and nine million units from upgrade demand (from notebooks sold in the past three years). It aims to obtain a 15-20% market share..."

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