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HDD Shipments Almost Halved in 2022
HDD shipments were hit hard in 2022. The one bright spot was a slight rebound in 2.5-inch laptop HDDs during Q4, but the industry was down by about 42% over the year.
Backblaze Expects HDD Storage Costs to Hit One Cent per GB by 2025
Cloud storage specialist Backblaze expects pricing on Hard Disk Drive (HDD) storage to maintain its downward trajectory, reaching one cent per GB by 2025.
Liquid Cooled HDD Study Touts Greater Reliability, Lower TCO
Iceotope worked with Meta to convert air-cooled, HDD-packed servers to precision single-phase immersion cooling - showing wide-ranging benefits including lower TCO and greater reliability.
May the Data Be With You: Seagate Adds Star Wars USB HDDs
More Star Wars-Inspired collection HDDs from Seagate are now available.
Seagate SkyHawk AI 20TB HDD Review: Mechanical Storage for AI Video
The 20TB Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drive uses CMR technology to offer reliable performance for video, imaging, and AI workloads. It’s backed with a strong warranty that includes data recovery services.
Seagate Launches 2nd Gen Dual-Actuator HDDs: 18TB at 554 MBps
Seagate's new Mach.2 dual-actuator hard drives gain capacity and performance.
Backblaze Q3 2022 HDD Report, Balancing Price and Reliability
For cloud storage, cheap may trump reliable
Seagate to Cut 3,000 Jobs Amid Poor Quarter, Charges of Export Violations
Seagate has poor quarter, will cut 3,000 jobs and production of HDDs. The company also faces charges from the U.S. Dept of Commerce for violating export bans to China.
