Western Digital is sampling next-gen 16TB hard drives using MAMR technology

[Bpsti]

At 30$ per TB for some of the huge HDDs SSDs just can't keep up. Not to even imagine the durability differences. Using a large QLC SSD as a cache drive or as a security camera drive would be foolish and would kill it in no time flat. In those cases HDDs are superior since they are designed to spin constantly. Constant reading and writing doesn't quickly lower their lifespan like it does an SSDs lifespan .

The two technologies will likely be working together for another decade or more at least.

 

[kira setsu]

Its funny hearing people write-off HDDs, for someone like me who stores hundreds of movies some trusty HDDs will always be a nice purchase, I run my system from a solid state drive and like 2 games, but a normal high speed, high capacity hard drive(a few actually) will be in my rig for the long haul.

and from a gaming perspective these massive games can overtake the basic ssd's, and a 7200rpm@3-5gig hdd performs just fine a well specced pc anyway.

 

[Devore]

I'd say you're better off using your capital to make bigger and better SSD.

I'm sure the company knows where and how much of that capital is best used.

Yeah, so many wanna-be CEOs around here.
The fact that this is the perfect time for WD/Seagate to switch to SSD whole-sale, as current HD tech is reaching density limits, and they're NOT doing it, tells me all I need to know. SSD falls far short on both storage density and price/TB.
I can buy a 4TB SSD for more money than a 14TB HD. A 2TB SSD for 10TB HD money. This is too big of a gap for consumers, and too big of a gap for enterprise.

 

[cliffordcooley]

SSD falls far short on both storage density and price/TB.

Of course that is the way it will be, while they are padding their pockets. I'm willing to bet half the profits, go to investors which have nothing to do with production.