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WD Gold 24TB HDD review: The highest capacity hard drive you can buy right now
By Shane Downing published
ArmorCache returns at 24TB for enterprise users.
HDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023
By Jarred Walton last updated
Price per TB is another factor to consider.
Double up on bulk storage: Save $180 when you buy two 14TB WD Red Pro NAS drives
By Stewart Bendle published
Buy two 14TB WD Red Pro drives and save $180 off of the total. That's a whopping 28TB of storage for your NAS or other preferred backup system.
Hard drive destroyer vibrates hard drives to death in 90 seconds
By Dallin Grimm published
This new drive destruction tool vibrates HDDs into their parts in 8 to 90 seconds.
Western Digital confirms HDD and NAND flash shortages, warns partners of higher pricing
By Christopher Harper published
Western Digital messaged partners to inform them of supply constraints and rising prices amidst tumultuous industry conditions. Prices could increase by 10% for HDDs, more for NAND.
Seagate demonstrates 3D magnetic recording for 120+ TB HDDs — dual-layer media stacks data bits to boost capacity
By Anton Shilov published
Seagate, NIMS, and Tohoku University team up for dual-layer HAMR media for HDDs; multi-level HAMR hard drives could significantly increase HDD capacities.
New HAMR lasers could usher in 30TB+ HDDs, Seagate and Sony team up for production: Report
By Anton Shilov published
Seagate reportedly second sources heating lasers for HAMR heads from Sony.
Hard drive density advances face diminishing returns
By Christopher Harper published
SMR provides about 6.6% higher capacity than CMR at 30+ TB, compared to roughly 16% higher at 24+ TB.
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