"Lenovo delivered another terrific quarter, with shipment growth of 32.9% compared to the same period in 2009, " read the report, which noted that the Chinese computer maker had achieved year-over-year shipment growth in excess of 30% for every 2010 quarter.
Nokia maintained the top spot in the overall mobile phone market despite year-over-year unit shipment growth of less than 2% in new chief executive Steven Elop's first quarter at the helm.
Figure 1 shows Coughlin Associates historical data for HDD unit shipment growth year-over-year from 2002 to 2011, estimated for 2012 and projected into the near future.