Western digital articles

Seagate and Toshiba are reportedly fighting to acquire TDK's HDD magnetic-head technology

SanDisk's massive 8TB SD cards are finally close to launch

SanDisk's new 2TB SD card costs $2,000, and it's not even the fastest option

Western Digital's HDD production for 2026 is already sold out

In context: Western Digital is one of the few remaining hard disk drive manufacturers in the world. According to its latest earnings call, the company now does most of its business with AI data center providers – and they are purchasing as many HDDs as possible, years ahead of schedule.

Hard drives aren't done yet: Western Digital is pushing HDD performance toward SSD territory

SanDisk is replacing WD Blue and Black SSDs with new Optimus models

Hard drive makers WD and Seagate ride the AI surge as storage needs explode

Thinking of buying a new SSD? Watch out for potential price hikes

Western Digital's plans for HAMR hard disk drives will materialize in 2027

Western Digital bets on ceramic nanolayer tech for ultra-durable storage

WD Black SN8100 debuts with PCIe 5.0, blazing-fast performance

Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste

Surprisingly, 87% of people back up their data, but data loss accidents persist

Bottom line: To commemorate World Backup Day on March 31 – just one day before April Fool's Day – Western Digital commissioned a survey of 6,118 people across 10 countries, conducted a month ago, to better understand their backup practices. The findings revealed that 87 percent of respondents do back up their data, either manually or automatically. Their main motivations include fear of losing important files (83 percent), the need to free up device space (67 percent), and protection against cyber threats (42 percent).

Western Digital exits SSD market, shifts focus to hard drives as SanDisk takes over NAND operations

SanDisk's new Gen5 SSD offers blistering 14,000 MB/s speeds at just 7W

Western Digital targets 100TB disk drives with HAMR and HDMR advancements

SanDisk's new High Bandwidth Flash memory combines 3D NAND capacity with HBM-like bandwidth

What just happened? At its first big investor event since breaking off from Western Digital, SanDisk unveiled something it's been cooking up to take a bite out of the hot AI market. The company has a new memory architecture called high-bandwidth flash that fuses the massive storage capacity of 3D NAND with the kind of bandwidth offered by HBM.

WD unwraps the holidays with new high-performance PCIe Gen 4x4 SSDs starting under $60

WD unveils new high-capacity 32TB SMR and 26TB CMR disk drives

Western Digital announces world's first 8TB SD card and 16TB external SSD

Western Digital is now sampling 32TB SMR-based hard drives

WD unveils gaming-oriented 8 TB SN850X NVMe SSD for $900

The big picture: As the storage requirements for blockbuster video games march past the triple-digit mark, 1TB SSDs have felt increasingly cramped. While 2TB probably suffices for most users and 4TB still feels positively roomy, perhaps 8TB isn't out of the question for customers who want quick access to entire libraries of media and software and have the cash to burn.