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Western Digital: We Are Sampling 32TB SMR Hard Drives

In an unexpected announcement during their quarterly earnings call this week, Western Digital revealed that it has begun sampling an upcoming 32TB hard drive. The nearline HDD is aimed at hyperscalers, and relies on a combination of Westen Digital's EAMR technology, as well as shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology to…

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Western Digital Adds 8TB Model to Popular High-End SN850X SSD Drive Family

Western Digital has quietly introduced an 8 TB version of its high-end SN850X SSD, doubling the top capacity of the well-regarded drive family. The new drive offers performance on par with other members of the range, but with twice as much capacity as the previous top-end model – and with…

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WD quietly adds roomy 8TB NVMe SSD to its gaming lineup

WD has introduced a new 8TB option to its fast gaming NVMe SSD lineup, the SN850X series.

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I hope these July 4 SSD sales aren't a sign of things to come for Prime Day—they're pretty trash

The power of freedom wasn't enough to quash today's high prices, but I'm hopeful for decent deals come Prime Day.

PC Gamer

WD quietly add uninspiring, entry-level SSD to its line up — available with a 4TB capacity, the Blue SN5000 is as bland as it can be but at least it is affordable

Western Digital has a new SSD that offers good speeds at a great price – with $10 off right now.

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WD drops NAND memory bombshell with massive 2Tb flash chips — designed to meet data center needs, they could bring about the new era of 100TB SSDs

Western Digital previewed the new BiCS8 2Tb QCL for investors, with 2 trillion bits on a fingertip.

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Western Digital Rolls Out Updated Budget WD Blue SN5000 SSDs, Adds 4TB Model

Western Digital expanded its WD Blue NVMe family of budget SSDs this week with the introduction of the the WD Blue SN5000 series, an updated lineup of SSDs that, among other things, adds a 4 TB model. Being budget drives, the SN5000 series is not going to be a performance…

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SSD prices could steady or even drop as NAND chip makers boost production

Not that SSD pricing ever got all that bad.

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WD My Cloud Pro Series PR2100 review: access your photos anywhere on your personal cloud

A high-end NAS storage device for creative professionals

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WD unveils world's highest-capacity flash memory chip — 2Tb 3D QLC flash chips open the door to bigger and cheaper SSDs

High-capacity SSDs might get cheaper as Western Digital and Kioxia are prepping BiCS8 2Tb 3D QLC NAND devices.

Tom’s Hardware

Not Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Years

UPDATE 5/17, 6 PM: Western Digital has confirmed that the new 2.5-inch T GB HDDs uses 6 SMR platters The vast majority of laptops nowadays use solid-state drives, which is why the development of new, higher-capacity 2.5-inch hard drives has all but come to a halt. Or rather, it almost…

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It took 8 years to launch a 6TB laptop hard drive but I don't think I'll see a 7TB one — WD unexpectedly debuts 6TB 2.5-inch portable HDD that only adds an extra TB but at least it is not that expensive

WD introduces 6TB models to a range of its portable HDDs, including My Passport and SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE ArmorATD.

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World's largest HDD company wants to launch massive 60TB SSD in 2024 — WD CEO spills beans on solid state roadmap as he divulges that enterprise customers want much bigger capacities, fast

Western Digital CEO says the company is working to satisfy customer demand for 60TB SSDs.

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Corsair MP600 Elite review: "Managed to scrape past the read speeds of the FireCuda 530"

The Corsair MP600 Elite gives Samsung, WD Black, and Seagate a run for their money with this top-performing drive. It's pretty good value for a new SSD too.

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Sandisk launches faster & bigger “next-gen” SD and microSD UHS-I memory cards

WD boldly claims a higher level of performance for current “and future” applications

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WD My Passport SSD review: 7 years in, super-lightweight SSD is still class

The WD My Passport SSD offers great read and write speeds, pretty design, and... the shortest USB cable in the world?

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Western Digital Previews 4 TB SD Card: World's Highest-Capacity

Western Digital this week is previewing the industry's first 4 TB SD card. The device is being showcased at the NAB trade show for broadcasters and content creators and will be released commercially in 2025. Western Digital's SanDisk Extreme Pro SDUC 4 TB SD card complies with the Secure Digital…

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Western Digital confirms HDD and NAND flash shortages, warns partners of higher pricing

Western Digital messaged partners to inform them of supply constraints and rising prices amidst tumultuous industry conditions. Prices could increase by 10% for HDDs, more for NAND.

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Western Digital Ships 24TB Red Pro Hard Drive For NASes [UPDATED]

Nowadays highest-capacity hard drives are typically aimed at cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprises, but this does not mean that creative professionals or regular users do not need them. To cater to demands of more regular consumers, Western Digital has started shipments of its Red Pro 24 TB HDDs, which…

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Western Digital's new QLC NAND drive, SN5000S, outperforms its TLC predecessor in terms of speed and endurance.

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Western Digital Launches PC SN5000S SSD: Low-Cost Meets High Performance

Western Digital has introduced its new series of SSDs aimed at mainstream PCs, which combine high performance and low cost. The Western Digital PC SN5000S family of DRAM-less drives uses the company's 3D QLC NAND memory and an in-house-developed platform, so the SSDs promise to be relatively inexpensive. Meanwhile, their…

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Watch This Abandoned Mustang Fire Up For The First Time In 18 Years

This original Mustang has been sitting in the corner of a garage for nearly 20 years. Now it's finally getting the love it deserves.

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Synology BeeStation 4TB review

The BeeStation is a self-contained NAS that aims to demystify deploying a NAS at home.

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Xbox expansion card vs external hard drive - which is best for you?

We’re breaking down the Xbox Series X expansion card vs external hard drive matchup to help you make an informed purchasing decision.

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Kioxia aims to sweet talk SK Hynix into letting the Western Digital merger go ahead, with a new manufacturing deal as the carrot this time around

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