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Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026
ByJowi Moraleslast updated
Western Digital's production for 2026 is completely earmarked for its top seven customers, with a few long-term agreements already in place for the next couple of years.

Best hard drive deals 2026 — storage savings from WD, Seagate, and more
ByPaul Alcornlast updated
These are the best HDD deals guaranteed to expand your PC's storage without emptying your wallet. We're constantly updating this list with the best deals across all retailers.

Newegg's Presidents' Day deal on storage lists the 20TB Seagate IronWolf Pro for just $419
ByStewart Bendlepublished
DealsNewegg's Presidents' Day dealon storage lists the 20TB Seagate IronWolf Pro for just $419

Cloud storage company releases its 2025 hard drive reliability report
ByJowi Moralespublished
Backblaze just released its annual drive reliability report, with the company getting a 1.36% annualized failure rate for 2025. It says that this is its best result since 2022.

Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond
ByAnton Shilovpublished
PremiumWestern Digital outlines vision for hard drive platforms in 2030 and beyond: 14 platters, new laser technology, capacities of 140TB and beyond.

Western Digital reveals new software platform to manage hundreds of petabytes of storage
ByAnton Shilovpublished
Western Digital to give large customers a tool to manage storage fleets of 200+ PB consisting of SSDs, HAMR HDDs, and UltraSMR drives.

Western Digital doubles the performance of hard drives with dual-actuator High-Bandwidth, with path to 8X performance increase
ByAnton Shilovpublished
Western Digital reveals hard disk drives tailored for higher performance and lower power consumption, targeting QLC NAND-based solid-state storage.

Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD with energy-assisted recording tech
ByAnton Shilovpublished
Western Digital announces HDD roadmap till 2029 at its Innovation Day.
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