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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.

Western Digital releases 44TB hard-drive
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Thursday, 16 February 2023 10:13

Western Digital releases 44TB hard-drive


Cost more than my PC

Western Digital has released a new model in its My Book Duo series of external hard drives that tops out at 44TB.

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).

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.

Western Digital has SN750 and SN850 SSD deals on Amazon.com
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WD_Black 2TB SN850 PCIe 4.0 down by $190

Western Digital launched rather neat deals over at Amazon.com, giving its WD_Black SN750 and SN850 SSDs a decent price cut.

It seems all the best hard drive makers are cheating
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Sent out a good product, get a good review and then replace it with something steam driven

Samsung has joined Crucial and Western Digital trying to score good reviews and then replacing the product with lesser components.

Western Digital rolls out affordable WD Green SN350 M.2 SSD
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Coming in 240GB, 480GB, and 960GB capacities

Western Digital has released its new and affordable WD Green SN350 SSDs, which will be available in capacities ranging from 240GB to 960GB and come in a standard M.2 2280 form factor, with PCIe 3.0 interface.

Redditors spin over WD misrepresentation
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Wednesday, 09 September 2020 11:22

Redditors spin over WD misrepresentation


WD Red Network Attached Storage hard drives

Redditors of /r/DataHoarder  have got their knickers in a twist with Western Digital for misrepresenting the rotational speed of their WD Red Network Attached Storage hard drives.

Western Digital shingled out in class action
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Class action

While all three of the conventional hard drive vendors -- Toshiba, Western Digital, and Seagate -- have been sneaking disks featuring Shingled Magnetic Recording technology into unexpected places it looks like WD will have to face the music.

Western Digital unveils new SN750 series NVMe SSDs
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Coming with Gaming Mode

Western Digital has unveiled its latest addition to the SSD lineup, the WD Black SN750 series NVMe SSD which is based on WD's own controller and SanDisk's 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, as well as a unique Gaming Mode.