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Used Seagate's IronWolf Pro HDDs are also sold as new.

Western Digital unveils HDD technology roadmap: expects 100TB HAMR HDDs in 2030, then 100TB+ hard drives featuring HDMR later in the decade.

Western Digital outlines HAMR HDD roadmap: First 36TB – 44TB drives in 2026, growing to 80TB – 100TB in 2030.

Investigations suggest the used Exos HDDs originate from Chinese mining farms that were used to mine Chia.

Seagate says it had nothing to do with used hard drives fraudulently sold as new ones, and recommends resellers to only buy from certified Seagate partners.

German publication Heise.de reports that over fifty of its readers received used hard drives when they were supposed to receive brand-new models.

Seagate is sampling 36TB HDDs with select customers, demonstrates platters set to enable 60TB HDDs.

Intevac says industry-wide HAMR adoption is three years away.

The Exos M 32TB is now Seagate’s biggest hard drive, thanks to cutting-edge HAMR tech that finally materialized.

Qualification of Seagate's HAMR hard drives by major customers is complete, mass shipments due in coming weeks.