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Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers
By Bruno Ferreira published
Class-action lawsuit filed against HDD suspension assembly makers

High-capacity HDD roadmap: the race to 100TB and zettabyte-scale storage — Toshiba, Seagate and WD outline three distinct strategies
By Anton Shilov published
Premium As data center demand surges toward zettabyte scale, Seagate, Toshiba, and Western Digital are pursuing sharply different technology strategies in their pursuit towards 100TB and beyond.

Redditor gambles $20 on a 4TB Temu external HDD
By Jowi Morales published
This is definitely a scam.

Seagate FireCuda X Vault (8TB) review: A USB-powered, RGB-lit hard drive aimed at gamers
By Matt Safford published
Seagate’s FireCuda X Vault is a gaming-focused 3.5-inch external drive with easily controlled RGB and a single USB-C cable for power and data.

Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty
By Jowi Morales published
A disappointing move from a major hard drive supplier.

WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR'
By Zak Killian published
Premium WD's leadership, now fully split from Sandisk, talks about its expectations for the future with industry analysts. We cover the full transcript of the press-only session right here.

Enthusiast reverse engineers world’s smallest HDD to access data with help from an old Nokia N91 and OpenClaw
By Mark Tyson published
Maker Will Whang designed the MK4001MTD USB Bridge to facilitate the use of the world’s smallest (0.85-inch) mechanical hard drives, originally released by Toshiba in 2004.

Best Hard Drives 2026: The best HDDs for desktop PCs, NAS, and more, based on our extensive benchmarking
By Paul Alcorn last updated
We recommend the best hard drives for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
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