Seagate launches new 24TB IronWolf Pro HDD for NAS environments
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Using Seagate AgileArray technology

Seagate has announced the 24TB version of its IronWolf Pro HDD aimed at multi-user commercial and enterprise RAID storage solutions. Featuring Seagate's own AgileArray technology, the IronWolf Pro HDD series is made to deliver 24/7 performance, reliability, and dependability.

Seagate shows off its hot new hard drive
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Monday, 22 January 2024 11:47

Seagate shows off its hot new hard drive


I need you to burn

Seagate has revealed the industry's first hard disk drive that uses heat to write data. 

HDD is going the way of the dodo
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Friday, 12 May 2023 11:04

HDD is going the way of the dodo


Power will set the tone

A Pure Storage exec is predicting that no more hard disk drives will be sold after 2028 because of electricity costs and availability and NAND $/TB declines.

HD’s might not be SSD’s more reliable cousin
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Some are more reliable than others

While most of the world only uses HDs for long term data storage tasks, some of them might not be fit for the purpose.

Size means everything when it comes to hard-drives
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Study concludes that it is not just how you use it

A new report claims that when it comes to drive stability and avoiding failure -- the bigger the better.

Western Digital brings out dual actuator hard disk drives
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20TB HDDs using less power

Western Digital has released its first dual actuator hard disk drive (HDD).

Seagate expands Exos Mach.2 hard drive range
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Tuesday, 15 November 2022 12:16

Seagate expands Exos Mach.2 hard drive range


Higher capacity increased performance

Seagate has quietly expanded its family of dual-actuator Exos Mach.2 hard drives.

Walmart peddled a scam 30TB harddrive
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Monday, 29 August 2022 11:56

Walmart peddled a scam 30TB harddrive


There is just so much wrong with this deal 

A 30TB external SSD being sold for just $31.40 on China-based online shopping site AliExpress and listed on Walmart's website for just $39 has so many things wrong with it, it is amazing that two big retailers fell for it.

Microsoft wants to abandon HDDs
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Thursday, 09 June 2022 11:17

Microsoft wants to abandon HDDs


Too slow for Windows 11

A recent executive brief from data storage industry analyst firm Trendfocus reports that OEMs have disclosed that Microsoft is pushing them to drop HDDs as the primary storage device in pre-built Windows 11 PCs.

Disk drives to hit 30TB by end of next year
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Platter maker thinks it can hit its target

The company which makes HD platters said that it expects to "realise near-line HDD having storage capacity of more than 30TB" by the end of 2023.