New study finds HGST, WD hard drives fail less often than Seagate and Toshiba
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Seagate aims to launch 50TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
Heat-assisted magnetic recording is now a tried and tested storage solution
Seagate is now shipping HAMR disk drives holding up to 44TB of data
A hyperscaler's dream for cheap and plentiful storage technology, with some caveats
Seagate says its next-gen HAMR tech could push HDDs to 10TB per platter
Data density has already reached 6.9TB per platter, and can theoretically go even higher
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Seagate brings HAMR to market with new 30TB Exos and IronWolf Pro drives
HAMR roadmap begins with 30TB drives, 100TB expected by 2030
Seagate targets 100TB hard drives by 2030 to meet AI storage demands
Growing demand for AI data centers will push traditional storage to new heights
Seagate begins work on NVMe HDDs for cost-effective AI workloads
Working proof-of-concept, but Seagate has yet to disclose data rate or performance metrics
Seagate hard drive scammers figure out how to compromise FARM metrics
The US manufacturer is likely not involved in the ongoing storage fraud
Seagate HDD fraud also includes IronWolf Pro lineup, more details uncovered
Considering the disks are likely from crypto farms, there could be many more affected brands
Used Seagate drives sold as new traced back to crypto mining farms
A hot potato: A widespread scandal involving used Seagate hard drives fraudulently sold as new has continued to escalate, with new evidence suggesting that the drives originated from Chinese cryptocurrency mining farms. The drives, many of which had logged 15,000 to 50,000 hours of prior use, were reportedly altered to appear unused before re-entering the retail supply chain.
Seagate is now sampling 36TB hard drives based on HAMR technology
The highest-capacity units are based on SMR technology
Seagate to launch world's first high-capacity HDDs based on HAMR technology
Forward-looking: Heat-assisted magnetic recording is a technological breakthrough that has been decades in the making. The first patent describing a method for using heat to record data through a magnetic field dates back to 1954. Seagate began researching "modern" HAMR hard drives in the 1990s. Now, the American manufacturer is finally shipping its first commercially available HAMR hard drives.
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Seagate launches official refurbished hard drive store on eBay
The drives come with a two-year warranty
Seagate says their new Mozaic 3+ HAMR disk drives can last longer than conventional HDDs
Setting the record straight against misconceptions, myths, and industry chatter
Seagate developing dual-layer, heat-assisted magnetic recording tech for 120TB HDDs
A never-ending race to increase magnetic media storage capabilities
Seagate and Sony team up to develop 30TB hard drives with advanced HAMR technology
Hoping to meet growing data center demands
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Seagate launches Mozaic 3+ platform for 30 TB and larger HAMR-based hard drives
Reaching unprecedented areal density per platter with four major technology innovations
Seagate is preparing 32TB HAMR hard drives for next year, 40TB within two
Company hopes to reach volume-worthy yields early next year
Seagate's new Exos X24 hard disk line reaches up to 24TB and 28TB
Industry-leading capacity for hyperscale customers, while HAMR drives are coming
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Seagate says mass production of HAMR hard drives is coming, starting at 30TB
In a nutshell: Seagate has started shipping its first HAMR hard disks for data center solutions, bringing the novel storage technology a step closer to mass production and consumer sales. However, traditional PMR and SMR-based recording technologies are not completely obsolete yet.
Western Digital hopes to release HAMR drives within the next 1.5 years
A 50 TB WD Blue could be coming soon