Western Digital's latest entry-level SSDs offer decent performance but there's a catch
They affordable SSD market gets a new contender
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Japan will provide more subsidies to Kioxia and Western Digital for NAND memory chip manufacturing
Generative AI models need more memory, and manufacturers need more public funding to get going
How to Choose an SSD on a Flash Sale
What SSD should you buy? In normal times, we'd simply tell you to follow our Best Storage guide. But during flash sales, lesser known drives may be worth buying at a healthy discount. But which ones?
SanDisk failing SSDs affected by major hardware flaws, says data recovery company
Hardware flaws vs. firmware update fix?
Western Digital to spin off flash memory business after Kioxia merger talks collapse
Western Digital won't merge with Kioxia (at least, not right now)
SanDisk announces world's fastest 1.5 TB microSD card, and several other storage products
SD cards, microSD cards, USB flash drives, and more
Western Digital launches SSDs for the Steam Deck and ROG Ally
Add more storage to your Steam Deck or ROG Ally
WD faces class-action lawsuit over failing SanDisk portable SSDs
Consider the Samsung T7 Shield as an alternative for now
SanDisk portable SSD issues persist following firmware update
Some people are still losing data on SanDisk SSDs
Western Digital begins sampling 28 TB UltraSMR hard drives
Employing a hella lot of advanced recording technologies to keep the HDD business going
Western Digital hopes to release HAMR drives within the next 1.5 years
A 50 TB WD Blue could be coming soon
Blazing-fast WD Black SN850X 2TB is down to a record-low price
The WD Black SN850X is a PCIe 4.0 SSD with read speeds of 7,300MB/s and 1,200 TBW endurance. It's down to a record-low $149. The heatsink version, which is PS5-compatible, is also on sale at $159.
Western Digital sends customers a personal data breach notification
WD's recent security incident could turn into a privacy nightmare
Hackers claim responsibility for Western Digital data breach, My Cloud is back online after outage
Attackers claim to have personal data and executives' contact information
Recent report claims Seagate and Hitachi HDDs are most likely to fail
In context: While the popularity of SSDs continues to increase, some users still prefer to have a trusted hard drive for their affordable costs and high storage capacities. However, a recent study shows buyers may not always pick the most reliable HDDs.
Western Digital unveils a 44TB external HDD with a flagship graphics card price
When 22TB simply isn't enough
Hard drive shipments nearly halved in 2022
Why it matters: A recent report from Trendfocus shows SSD sales continue to rise dramatically, while HDD manufacturers are noticing record-breaking declines in overall shipments. Analysts estimate that shipments declined by more than 40 percent compared to 2021.
Amazon one-day sale knocks up to 60% off WD and SanDisk storage products
Save on memory cards, hard drives and more
WD plans to mass-produce 162-layer NAND by the end of the year, over 200 layers by 2024
More capacity and speed
Western Digital's upcoming 26TB HDD can store a whopping 2.6TB per platter
WD is also sampling a 22TB CMR-based HDD this summer
Western Digital's latest PCIe 4.0 SSD boasts 'predictive loading' and adaptive thermals
Meet the WD_Black SN850X
Western Digital and Kioxia solve contamination issue affecting NAND fabs in Japan
The facilities will ramp back up to full capacity by June
Kioxia and Western Digital lose 6.5 exabytes of 3D NAND to contamination
The companies' SSD prices could be affected
Western Digital talks about the road to 30TB hard drives
Company sees HAMR as important, doesn't mention MAMR