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Seagate Reveals HAMR HDD Roadmap: 32TB First, 40TB Follows
By Anton Shilov published
Seagate unwraps some of its short-term HAMR plans, keeps betting on the technology.
Western Digital 16TB External Hard Drive Now $229 at Amazon
By Ash Hill published
The Western Digital 16TB Elements external hard drive is available for $229, down from its usual price of $269 at Amazon.

DIY Laser Text Projector Made Using Old Hard Drive
By Ash Hill published
Ben from Ben Makes Everything is using an old hard drive to power a DIY laser text projector with a little help from an Arduino.
HDDs Will Be Extinct by 2028, Says Pure Storage Exec
By Mark Tyson published
Pure Storage exec predicts the demise of the HDD industry by 2028, but such a rapid decline might simply be wishful thinking by the flash-centric firm.
Backblaze: HDDs Tend to Fail Before Three Years of Operation
By Francisco Pires published
Backblaze has poured through its HDD failure rates to find out exactly how long drives can be counted on for the company's cloud storage business, and the results are not what you might expect.
Seagate Ships First 30TB+ HAMR Hard Drives
By Anton Shilov published
Seagate to recognize revenue shipments of 30TB+ HDD-based Exos Corvault systems this quarter.
DirectStorage 1.2 Adds Buffered IO Mode to Speed HDD Performance
By Mark Tyson published
Microsoft DirectStorage 1.2 can help speed HDD systems with a new buffered mode, as well as delivering general performance improvements and implementing bug fixes.
Seagate Hit with $300 Million Fine for Shipping 7.4 Million HDDs to Huawei
By Anton Shilov published
Seagate to pay record fine for shipping 7.4 million hard drives to Huawei from 2020 to 2021.
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