SanDisk's massive 8TB SD cards are finally close to launch
A faster 4TB SD card with V30 A2 rating is also coming
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SanDisk's new 2TB SD card costs $2,000, and it's not even the fastest option
UHS-II video recording cards remain far more expensive than even faster microSD Express cards
Western Digital's HDD production for 2026 is already sold out
Some customers have already bought up capacity through 2028
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
New high-bandwidth and dual-actuator drives target data center workloads with QLC-level throughput
SanDisk is replacing WD Blue and Black SSDs with new Optimus models
The long WD-SanDisk merger is officially unraveling
The Best SSDs and Storage - Late 2025 Update
The storage market is in flux: PCIe 4.0 prices are climbing, PCIe 5.0 and USB4 are getting cheaper, and Crucial is gone. Here are the best picks for speed, capacity, and value.
Hard drive makers WD and Seagate ride the AI surge as storage needs explode
How AI turned hard drives into a hot commodity again
Thinking of buying a new SSD? Watch out for potential price hikes
AI could increase enterprise SSD and HDD prices by up to 30%
Western Digital's plans for HAMR hard disk drives will materialize in 2027
Is Western Digital finally ready to embrace heat-assisted magnetic recording?
Western Digital bets on ceramic nanolayer tech for ultra-durable storage
WD announces 'strategic' investment in Cerabyte's ceramic glass storage tech
WD Black SN8100 debuts with PCIe 5.0, blazing-fast performance
The WD Black SN8100 marks Western Digital's entry into the PCIe 5.0 SSD market, offering significant performance improvements over PCIe 4.0 models. Reviewers praise the performance and power efficiency, while noting the steep price and the need for compatible hardware to fully benefit from it.
Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste
The recycling initiative recovers 90% of rare earths from data center hard drives
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
WD branding on SSDs may disappear soon
The Best SSDs and Storage - Early 2025
Storage keeps getting faster and more efficient. NVMe SSDs dominate for speed, HDDs remain best for bulk storage, and portable drives offer convenience. Here are the top picks for every need in 2025.
SanDisk's new Gen5 SSD offers blistering 14,000 MB/s speeds at just 7W
Built on Western Digital's latest 3D BiCS8 NAND flash
Western Digital targets 100TB disk drives with HAMR and HDMR advancements
Roadmap for next-generation HDD technology
SanDisk's new High Bandwidth Flash memory combines 3D NAND capacity with HBM-like bandwidth
Offers 8-16x more capacity per stack than current HBM implementations
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
Faster and more power efficient than the previous generation
WD unveils new high-capacity 32TB SMR and 26TB CMR disk drives
Company slides 11th platter into standard HDD form factor
SSD Prices Have Stabilized, Breaking the Upward Trend
For the first time this year, we can no longer say that SSD prices keep on rising. While some drives are slightly more expensive, others have dropped in price, which is always good news.
Western Digital is now sampling 32TB SMR-based hard drives
Capacity-wise, WD should now be on par with rival HDD maker Seagate
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.
Massive SSD density boost is on the horizon thanks to Kioxia's 1,000-layer NAND plan
Is it a bit too ambitious?