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Seagate's 24TB Expansion Desktop HDD is now just $279 at Best Buy
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals Grab 24TB of desktop storage for only $279 with Seagate's Expansion External HDD.

WD's new HDMR tech to enable record-breaking 100TB+ drives
By Anton Shilov published
Western Digital unveils HDD technology roadmap: expects 100TB HAMR HDDs in 2030, then 100TB+ hard drives featuring HDMR later in the decade.

Western Digital to unveil 44TB HAMR HDDs in 2026, 100TB in 2030
By Anton Shilov published
Western Digital outlines HAMR HDD roadmap: First 36TB – 44TB drives in 2026, growing to 80TB – 100TB in 2030.

Western Digital's 5TB WD Elements Portable HDD hits an all-time low on Amazon
By Stewart Bendle published
Deals 5TB of storage is readily available with WD's portable Elements HDD for an all-time low price.

The Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB HDD is now just $229 at Best Buy
By Ash Hill published
You can purchase the Seagate Expansion Desktop 20TB HDD for just $229 at Best Buy, one of its best prices to date.

Fraudulent hard drive scandal deepens at Seagate: Clues point at Chinese Chia mining farms
By Anton Shilov published
Investigations suggest the used Exos HDDs originate from Chinese mining farms that were used to mine Chia.

HDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2025: Here's all the hard disks we've tested over the past couple of years ranked by performance.
By Jarred Walton last updated
Price per TB is another factor to consider.

Seagate responds to fraudulent hard drives scandal, says resellers should only buy from certified partners
By Matthew Connatser published
Seagate says it had nothing to do with used hard drives fraudulently sold as new ones, and recommends resellers to only buy from certified Seagate partners.

German Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hours
By Matthew Connatser published
German publication Heise.de reports that over fifty of its readers received used hard drives when they were supposed to receive brand-new models.
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