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What are SMR HDDs (and why you should avoid using them in a NAS)
RPM is often the most important statistic that sets two hard drives apart. Or so you might think, until you encounter SMR and ...
Seagate is now sampling 36TB hard drives based on HAMR technology
Seagate started shipping hard drives with HAMR tech in December 2024, turning a long-awaited technological advancement into a ...
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Shingled Magnetic Recording Technology and Performance
Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology is an advanced method used in hard disk drives (HDDs) to increase storage density. By overlapping data tracks like shingles on a roof, SMR allows for ...
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5 tips to help you pick the perfect drives for your NAS
SMR hard drives have become a lot more common in the entry-level HDD sector, and that’s a trend I’m particularly salty about. Thanks to their higher storage density, HDDs leveraging the ...
Seagate announces first 36-TB hard disk drive
However, Seagate is not yet releasing the Exos M 36 TByte to the retail market. Samples will first be sent to data center ...
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Seagate quietly launched joint world's largest HDD with a 32TB capacity, but it uses a controversial technology
ST32000NM003K is part of the Exos M range and uses SMR which is more ... debuted its next-largest drive, a 30TB model Seagate has launched its largest-ever hard drive, a 32TB model in the Exos ...
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Seagate unveils 36TB HAMR hard drive: Mozaic 3+ extended
Seagate's initial family of Exos M HAMR-based hard drives currently includes a 30TB model using conventional magnetic recording (CMR) and a 32TB model using the shingled magnetic recording (SMR ...