Experiment Shows SSDs Turned Off for Years Are Prone to Data Loss
For long-term data storage, it is common to use classic hard drives on magnetic plates, since this is simply cheaper. However, if a user needs to create a “cold archive”…
Hard Drives and SSDs to Face Sharp Price Increase Due to US Tariffs
The recently imposed tariffs on imports to the United States will affect the vast majority of industries, and data storage will be no exception. The technologies behind hard drives and…
Seagate Invents Super-Fast PCIe Hard Drives – Still Slower Than SSDs, But Much Cheaper
Hard drive technology dates back to the 1950s and relies on outdated input/output standards. Seagate is hoping to modernize magnetic storage technology and provide it with PCIe support as the…
PCIe 7.0 ‘Latest Draft’ Specification Released
PCI-SIG has published the PCIe 7.0 specification version 0.9, which means the final version is coming soon. In its current form, the PCIe 7.0 specification is in “final draft” status,…
WD Unveils 26TB Portable Hard Drives and Up to 208TB Storage for $8,300
Western Digital unveiled its largest capacity network attached storage (NAS) hard drive, the 26TB WD Red Pro, as well as several direct storage (DAS) systems aimed at content creators. The…
Fraudsters have found new ways to pass off used HDDs as new ones — Seagate explains how to identify them
A wave of counterfeit Seagate hard drives has flooded the market and is not abating. The German publication Heise has uncovered a new method of fraud involving manipulation of metadata.…
The counterfeiting scandal also affected Seagate’s IronWolf Pro family of hard drives
German retail, by the will of fate, found itself at the epicenter of a scandal with counterfeit Seagate Exos family hard drives, which were used and sold as new. As…
Western Digital and Sandisk will soon become independent companies again
The press release preceding Western Digital for investors this week began with a statement of intent to complete the restructuring of the Nand Business Department by February 21 of this…
Western Digital will release its first HDD with HAMR technology two years later than Seagate – but immediately 44 TB
Western Digital spoke about the intention to begin production of hard drives with magnetic technology with Hamr heated by the end of 2026. The use of this technology will allow…
Seagate Introduces Miniature Fast 1TB and 2TB SSDs with USB Type-C Connector
Seagate has introduced compact solid-state drives Seagate Ultra-Compact SSD with data transfer rates of up to 1000 MB/s and a USB Type-C connector. According to the manufacturer, the SSD, the…