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Seagate unveils 30TB HAMR HDDs for the masses — laser-powered IronWolf Pro and Exos drives are now widely available
Seagate has released its first mass-market HAMR hard drives — the Exos M and IronWolf Pro up to 30TB — marking a milestone in storage density for such HDDs.
Lucky data hoarder pays $360 for six 8TB WD external hard drives, lands five more for free
A Redditor bought six WD Easystore 8TB external hard drives for $60 each and ended up getting five more for free.
Best Hard Drives 2025: Our top HDD picks for desktop PCs, NAS, and more
We recommend the best hard drives for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
$28 hard drive from Amazon turns out to be legit despite the price
The UnionSine DataPocket 500GB external drive interestingly works as expected, despite its low price.
Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
HDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: Here's all the hard disks we've tested over the past couple of years ranked by performance.
Price per TB is another factor to consider.
Seagate on track for 100TB HDDs by 2030 — claims current top drive will triple in capacity in 5 years
Seagate claims that it is on track to sell a 100 TB hard drive by 2030, representing a 3x increase over its largest currently available model.
Toshiba says Europe doesn't need 24TB HDDs, witholds beefy models from region
Toshiba has withheld the European launch of its 24TB N300 and N300 Pro NAS hard drives despite rivals offering similar models there, citing low demand.
