#hdds — Public Fediverse posts

$29 per Terabyte makes this 24TB Seagate BarraCuda one of the best-value hard drives in today's market — $50 off at Newegg makes it $200 cheaper than the 20TB version

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/usd29-per-terabyte-makes-this-24tb-seagate-barracuda-one-of-the-best-value-hard-drives-in-todays-market-usd50-off-at-newegg-makes-it-usd200-cheaper-than-the-20tb-version

okay okay fine I'll replace that disk geez, silly zfs, it only has like *checks notes* 3.09 MILLION checksum errors! but SMART says it's fine so it must be fine obviously.

(nb: it COULD be an error in the cabling or controller of course, but I've already reseated everything so I don't think that's the issue. It's just.. a great example of why you need more than SMART and prayers to keep your data healthy)

#selfhosting #storage #HDDs

okay okay fine I'll replace that disk geez, silly zfs, it only has like *checks notes* 3.09 MILLION checksum errors! but SMART says it's fine so it must be fine obviously.

(nb: it COULD be an error in the cabling or controller of course, but I've already reseated everything so I don't think that's the issue. It's just.. a great example of why you need more than SMART and prayers to keep your data healthy)

#selfhosting #storage #HDDs

Seagate to start qualifying record-setting 50TB HDDs in 2027 — most drives are sold out through 2028

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-to-start-qualifying-record-setting-50tb-hdds-in-2027-most-drives-are-sold-out-through-2028

Class-action price-fixing lawsuit targets hard drive component makers as costs skyrocket — 13-year scheme allegedly drove up prices for major HDD brands

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/class-action-price-fixing-lawsuit-targets-hard-drive-component-makers-as-costs-skyrocket-13-year-scheme-allegedly-drove-up-prices-for-major-hdd-brands

High-capacity HDD roadmap: the race to 100TB and zettabyte-scale storage — Toshiba, Seagate and WD outline three distinct strategies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/high-capacity-hdd-roadmap-the-race-to-100tb-and-zettabyte-scale-storage-toshiba-seagate-and-wd-outline-three-distinct-strategies

Redditor gambles $20 on a 4TB Temu external HDD — receives a microSD card reader hot-glued inside a plastic box

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/redditor-gambles-usd20-on-a-4tb-temu-external-hdd-receives-a-microsd-card-reader-hot-glued-inside-a-plastic-box

Seagate FireCuda X Vault (8TB) review: A USB-powered, RGB-lit hard drive aimed at gamers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-ssds/seagate-firecuda-x-vault-8tb-review

Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher currfent retail price

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/toshiba-refuses-to-replace-large-hard-drives-under-warranty-the-company-offers-refunds-at-the-purchase-price-not-the-post-shortage-price

Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/hype-for-the-future-155a-%e2%86%92-hard-drive-technologies/

Hype for the Future 155A → Hard Drive Technologies

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/hype-for-the-future-155a-%e2%86%92-hard-drive-technologies/

WD Innovation Day 2026 press Q&A transcript: roadmap plans to reach 60TB with ePMR and 100TB via HAMR by 2029 — 'at some point, the laws of physics will require us to transition to HAMR'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/wd-innovation-day-2026-press-q-and-a-transcript-roadmap-plans-to-reach-60tb-with-epmr-and-100tb-via-hamr-by-2029-at-some-point-the-laws-of-physics-will-require-us-to-transition-to-hamr

At just $17.68 per Terabyte, this 22TB external Seagate Expansion HDD is one of the cheapest hard drives on the market — backup copious amounts of data for $389

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/at-just-usd17-68-per-terabyte-this-22tb-external-seagate-expansion-hdd-is-one-of-the-cheapest-hard-drives-on-the-market-backup-copious-amounts-of-data-for-usd389

Enthusiast reverse engineers world’s smallest HDD to access data with help from an old Nokia N91 and OpenClaw — open source USB bridge unlocks 0.85-inch mechanical Toshiba drive from 2004

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/enthusiast-reverse-engineers-worlds-smallest-hdd-to-access-data-with-help-from-an-old-nokia-n91-and-openclaw-open-source-usb-bridge-unlocks-0-85-inch-mechanical-toshiba-from-2004

Seagate begins shipping 44TB hard drives with HAMR tech to data centers — Mozaic 4+ platform expands to 10 platters

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-begins-shipping-44tb-hard-drives-with-hamr-tech-to-data-centers-mozaic-4-platform-expands-to-10-platters

In mid-2024, I bought a bunch of WD/HGST 12TB refurb HDDs for $75 each. They came from GoHardDrive and had a 5-year warranty. I even used the warranty on a drive that died a couple months later. All good.

I see now that GHD is now entirely "sold out" of these drives. However, they have plenty of relabeled MaxDigitalData 12TB drives. These are just the same refurb WD/HGST drives, but with a GoHardDrive house-brand sticker on them.

All to say that my 5-year free-replacement warranty appears to have been swapped with a "30% off" coupon on those 12TB drives (which now cost $250 each). Because, now, GHD can just refund the original $75 purchase price and say they don't have replacements anymore.

#DataHoarder #SelfHosting #HDDs

In mid-2024, I bought a bunch of WD/HGST 12TB refurb HDDs for $75 each. They came from GoHardDrive and had a 5-year warranty. I even used the warranty on a drive that died a couple months later. All good.

I see now that GHD is now entirely "sold out" of these drives. However, they have plenty of relabeled MaxDigitalData 12TB drives. These are just the same refurb WD/HGST drives, but with a GoHardDrive house-brand sticker on them.

All to say that my 5-year free-replacement warranty appears to have been swapped with a "30% off" coupon on those 12TB drives (which now cost $250 each). Because, now, GHD can just refund the original $75 purchase price and say they don't have replacements anymore.

#DataHoarder #SelfHosting #HDDs

Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

#hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

Are we measuring wellness in terabytes already? I have some gold :)
One is clicking, but I don’t know which one. Will put them in a box with other unused hardware for now. Can be useful someday.

#hdd #hdds #harddrives #harddrive #hardware #wd #seagate #homelab

Get 20TB of Seagate external storage for just $11 per terabyte — rare discount lands during the AI-driven storage crunch

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/get-20tb-of-seagate-external-storage-for-just-usd11-per-terabyte-rare-discount-lands-during-the-ai-driven-storage-crunch

Hard drive pricing in the UK is so high that a person flew to the US to buy them instead, saving money despite flight and hotel costs — HDD deal seeker saved more than $2,000 by taking a trip

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/hard-drive-pricing-in-the-uk-is-so-high-that-a-person-flew-to-the-us-to-buy-them-instead-saving-money-despite-flight-and-hotel-costs-hdd-deal-seeker-saved-more-than-usd2-000-by-taking-a-trip

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@leitzke/116086295913221015

Same for #HDDs, #SSDs, and #NVMEs btw.

I really think this shit needs to be:
a) Illegal internationally.
b) We need someone like the @EUCommission to come up with a plan to have our European companies as well as any company that is actually selling towards European Consumers (including smaller businesses) ramp up production.

This shit is insanely stupid right now...

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@leitzke/116086295913221015

Same for #HDDs, #SSDs, and #NVMEs btw.

I really think this shit needs to be:
a) Illegal internationally.
b) We need someone like the @EUCommission to come up with a plan to have our European companies as well as any company that is actually selling towards European Consumers (including smaller businesses) ramp up production.

This shit is insanely stupid right now...

Western Digital just said their '26 allocation of HDDs are already spoken for. And it's for AI. No surprise there. And WD said they've already taken huge orders for all the way out until '28. This AI BS has got to stop!

#AI #AIBubble #Bubble #AISlop #WesternDigital #HDD #HDDs #Storage #RAM #DRAM #CES

Western Digital just said their '26 allocation of HDDs are already spoken for. And it's for AI. No surprise there. And WD said they've already taken huge orders for all the way out until '28. This AI BS has got to stop!

#AI #AIBubble #Bubble #AISlop #WesternDigital #HDD #HDDs #Storage #RAM #DRAM #CES

Seagate's enormous 20TB IronWolf HDDs are just $419, or $21 per-terabyte — large-capacity storage deal from Newegg is perfect for your NAS

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagates-enormous-20tb-ironwolf-hdds-are-just-usd419-or-usd21-per-terabyte-large-capacity-storage-deal-from-newegg-is-perfect-for-your-nas

Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-is-already-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-all-of-2026-chief-says-some-long-term-agreements-for-2027-and-2028-already-in-place

Cloud storage company releases its 2025 hard drive reliability report — overall Annualized Failure Rate drops to 1.36%, 21 percentage points lower than last year

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/cloud-storage-company-releases-its-2025-hard-drive-reliability-report-overall-annualized-failure-rate-drops-to-1-36-percent-21-percentage-points-lower-than-last-year

Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-details-14-platter-3-5-inch-hamr-hdd-designs-with-140-tb-and-beyond

Western Digital reveals new software platform to manage hundreds of petabytes of storage — as-yet-unnamed tool gives users powerful management capabilities at the price of lock-in

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-reveals-new-software-platform-to-manage-hundreds-of-petabytes-of-storage-as-yet-unnamed-tool-gives-users-powerful-management-capabilities-at-the-price-of-lock-in

Western Digital doubles the performance of hard drives with dual-actuator High-Bandwidth, with path to 8X performance increase — Power-Optimized HDDs will reduce power by 20 percent

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-doubles-the-performance-of-hard-drives-with-dual-actuator-high-bandwidth-with-path-to-8x-performance-increase-power-optimized-hdds-will-reduce-power-by-20-percent

Western Digital unveils massive 40TB HDD with energy-assisted recording tech — plans 100TB HAMR hard drives by 2029

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-unveils-massive-40tb-hdd-that-records-data-using-lasers-plans-100tb-hamr-hard-drives-by-2029

🤔 Imagine if your computer files gained weight! 💪 Someone's been playing too much Jenga with their #HDDs and decided that we need our laptops to double as dumbbells. 🎉 Because who needs a gym when you can just open Photoshop?
https://www.shiveesh.com/thoughts-and-ideas/what-if-heavy-files-actually-felt-heavy #computerfiles #weightlifting #techhumor #Photoshop #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

🤔 Imagine if your computer files gained weight! 💪 Someone's been playing too much Jenga with their #HDDs and decided that we need our laptops to double as dumbbells. 🎉 Because who needs a gym when you can just open Photoshop?
https://www.shiveesh.com/thoughts-and-ideas/what-if-heavy-files-actually-felt-heavy #computerfiles #weightlifting #techhumor #Photoshop #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

Untouched SSDs Are Not Part of a Good Data Backup Strategy https://petapixel.com/2025/11/25/untouched-ssds-are-not-part-of-a-good-data-backup-strategy/ #Technology #321backup #workflow #storage #backup #News #data #hdds #ssds

Untouched SSDs Are Not Part of a Good Data Backup Strategy https://petapixel.com/2025/11/25/untouched-ssds-are-not-part-of-a-good-data-backup-strategy/ #Technology #321backup #workflow #storage #backup #News #data #hdds #ssds

Der #KI-Boom führt zu einem historischen #Engpass bei Speichermedien. Lieferzeiten für #HDDs steigen auf bis zu zwei Jahre, während Preise für #NAND um 50 % klettern. Ein Ende ist nicht in Sicht. #Speicherkrise https://winfuture.de/news,154820.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

WD launches investigation into problems with its controversial SMR hard drives — same drives that got WD sued in 2021 now reporting failure rates due to 'fundamental' flaws - Western Digital Blue and Red HDDs from 2020 that use SMR te... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/wd-launches-investigation-into-problems-with-its-smr-hard-drives-the-same-drives-that-got-wd-sued-in-2021-now-reporting-failure-rates-due-to-fundamental-flaws #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Unlucky buyer purchases external Seagate HDD, gets an SD card glued inside a plastic shell - An unfortunate user on Reddit bought a 1TB Seagate Backup P... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/external-hdds/unlucky-storage-seeker-buys-external-seagate-hdd-gets-sd-card-glued-inside-a-plastic-shell #externalhdds #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Toshiba touts industry-first 12-disk HDD stacking technology, will pair with microwave-based recording tech — says advance will enable 40TB drives in 2027 - Toshiba claims it is the first to “verify 12-disk stacking ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/toshiba-touts-industry-first-12-disk-hdd-stacking-technology-will-pair-with-microwave-based-recording-tech-says-advance-will-enable-40tb-drives-in-2027 #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Save $80 off this humongous, enterprise-class hard drive — WD Gold 14TB HDD can be yours for $240, that's just 1.7 cents per gigabyte - Western Digital is a reliable name in the storage market, k... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/save-usd80-off-this-humongous-enterprise-class-hard-drive-wd-gold-14tb-hdd-can-be-yours-for-usd240-thats-just-1-7-cents-per-gigabyte #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Spacious 24TB hard drive is at an all-time low of a mere 1 cent per GB — Seagate's BarraCuda 24TB HDD is back on sale for $239 - This Seagate BarraCuda 24TB HDD is available at Newegg for ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/spacious-24tb-hard-drive-is-at-an-all-time-low-of-a-mere-1-cent-per-gb-seagates-barracuda-24tb-hdd-is-back-on-sale-for-usd239 #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Western Digital's highest capacity NAS drive hits all-time low pricing — the 26TB WD Red Pro costs just $449 when you buy two - Buy two and save $140 when you buy multiple WD 26TB Red Pro... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digitals-highest-capacity-nas-drive-hits-all-time-low-pricing-the-26tb-wd-red-pro-costs-just-usd449-when-you-buy-two #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS Sales Plummet

https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/

#HackerNews #Synology #NAS #ThirdParty #HDDs #PolicyChange #SalesNews

WD's monstrous 14TB external hard drive drops back to all-time low pricing on day two of Amazon's Prime Day sales — Elements Desktop HDD on sale for $169.99 - Western Digital drops the prices on some of its biggest ext... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/wds-monstrous-14tb-external-hard-drive-drops-back-to-all-time-low-pricing-on-day-two-of-amazons-prime-day-sales-elements-desktop-hdd-on-sale-for-usd169-99 #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Best Prime Day Hard Drive deals 2025 — HDD deals you can still get from WD, Seagate, and Toshiba - These are the best HDD deals, guaranteed to expand your PC'... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/best-hard-drive-hdd-deals-amazon-prime-day-2025 #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Get massive, speedy HDD storage with Western Digital's 22TB WD Red Pro at just $400 — enjoy 11% off a comparatively fast CMR hard drive - If you've been holding out for your next big purchase to ex... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/get-massive-speedy-hdd-storage-with-western-digitals-22tb-wd-red-pro-at-just-usd400-enjoy-11-percent-off-a-comparatively-fast-cmr-hard-drive #pccomponents #storage #hdds

S3 scales to petabytes a second on top of slow HDDs

https://bigdata.2minutestreaming.com/p/how-aws-s3-scales-with-tens-of-millions-of-hard-drives

#HackerNews #S3 #Petabytes #HDDs #AWS #BigData #CloudStorage

IBM announced the world’s first HDD, the 3.75MB RAMAC 350 disk storage unit, 69 years ago today — unit weighed more than a ton, 50 platters ran at 1,200 RPM - On this day in 1956, IBM announced the RAMAC 350 Disk Stora... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/ibm-announced-the-worlds-first-hdd-the-3-75mb-ramac-350-disk-storage-unit-69-years-ago-today-unit-weighed-more-than-a-ton-50-platters-ran-at-1-200-rpm #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Spacious 24TB hard drive is available for a mere 1 cent per GB — Seagate's BarraCuda 24TB is back on sale for $249 - This Seagate BarraCuda 24TB HDD is available at Newegg for ... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/spacious-24tb-hard-drive-is-available-at-the-cost-of-merely-1-cent-per-gb-seagates-barracuda-24tb-is-back-on-sale-for-usd249 #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Seagate Exos M 30TB HDD review: laser-powered HAMR recording tech revitalizes the enterprise HDD market - The Seagate Exos M sets a new record for single drive capac... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-exos-m-30tb-hdd-review #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Seagate IronWolf Pro 30TB HDD Review: Seagate Drops the HAMR with the Biggest NAS Drive on the Market - The Seagate IronWolf Pro is a massive drive with a good war... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-ironwolf-pro-30tb-hdd-review #pccomponents #storage #hdds

The 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD drops to 1 cent per gigabyte of storage — $229 gets you tons of storage, not tons of debt - The 20TB Seagate Expansion Desktop HDD is currently availab... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/the-20tb-seagate-expansion-desktop-hdd-drops-to-1-cent-per-gigabyte-of-storage-usd229-gets-you-tons-of-storage-not-tons-of-debt #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Seagate IronWolf Pro 12TB drops to just $19 per TB — priced just $10 more than the 8TB for a limited time - Newegg is offering up the IronWolf Pro 12TB on sale for jus... - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-ironwolf-pro-12tb-drops-to-just-usd19-per-tb-priced-just-usd10-more-than-the-8tb-for-a-limited-time #pccomponents #storage #hdds

Ah, yes, the classic Microsoft update: where your #SSDs and #HDDs become glorified paperweights 🖨️📄 and your data takes a spontaneous vacation to the abyss. But don't worry, just enable JavaScript and cookies, because that's obviously the key to fixing hardware meltdowns! 🍪🔧
https://www.neowin.net/news/report-microsofts-latest-windows-11-24h2-update-breaks-ssdshdds-may-corrupt-your-data/ #MicrosoftUpdate #DataLoss #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Erfolg gegen #Festplatten-#Fälschung: #Seagate hebt mit Behörden ein Untergrundlabor in Malaysia aus, das #HDDs manipulierte. Fast 700 Festplatten von Seagate, #WesternDigital und #Toshiba wurden beschlagnahmt. https://winfuture.de/news,152996.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia