WD 24TB CMR HDDs Shipping, 28TB SMR HDD Ramping
https://www.storagereview.com/news/wd-24tb-cmr-hdds-shipping-28tb-smr-hdd-ramping
Wow. These drives never stop growing in size. I guess that the NSA is >driving this.
On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:10:08 -0600, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
“WD 24TB CMR HDDs Shipping, 28TB SMR HDD Ramping”
https://www.storagereview.com/news/wd-24tb-cmr-hdds-shipping-28tb-smr-hdd-ramping
Wow. These drives never stop growing in size. I guess that the NSA is
driving this.
Very nice to see that the venerable HDD isn't quite done yet. When you think it
must be nearing the end of its evolution, it just carries on and continues its
march.
On 11/22/2023 11:33 PM, Char Jackson wrote:
On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:10:08 -0600, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
WD 24TB CMR HDDs Shipping, 28TB SMR HDD Ramping
https://www.storagereview.com/news/wd-24tb-cmr-hdds-shipping-28tb-smr-hdd-ramping
Wow. These drives never stop growing in size. I guess that the NSA is
driving this.
Very nice to see that the venerable HDD isn't quite done yet. When you think it
must be nearing the end of its evolution, it just carries on and continues its
march.
The latest is that WD is moving to a laser for the head(s) that they
expect to release starting at 50 TB in a year or ten.
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