Toshiba Limits 24TB Hard Drive Distribution, Excludes European Market
Toshiba announces its new 24TB N300 and N300 Pro hard drives will not be available in mainland Europe due to low demand projections. The high-capacity drives will only be sold in the US, Asia, and UK markets, marking a departure from typical industry distribution patterns.
Synology's Hard Drive Lock-In Strategy Sparks User Backlash
Synology plans to restrict its 2025 Plus NAS models to only work with Synology-branded drives, limiting features and capacity options. This controversial move raises concerns about vendor lock-in, availability issues, and long-term reliability for users invested in their ecosystem.
Microsoft and Western Digital Pioneer Revolutionary HDD Recycling Initiative
A groundbreaking partnership between Western Digital and Microsoft achieves 90% recovery of rare earth elements from data center hard drives. The innovative program addresses e-waste challenges while strengthening domestic supply chains through environmentally-friendly recycling methods.
Seagate and Nvidia Revolutionize Data Center Storage with NVMe-Enabled Hard Drives
Seagate demonstrates groundbreaking NVMe protocol support for HDDs, enabling direct GPU access and dramatically improved performance for AI workloads. The innovative system combines traditional hard drives with modern interfaces to deliver up to 128 GB/s bandwidth while maintaining cost effectiveness.
Seagate Storage Scandal: IronWolf Pro Drives Added to Growing Hard Drive Fraud Investigation
A major investigation has uncovered that cryptocurrency miners are manipulating usage metrics on Seagate IronWolf and IronWolf Pro NAS drives, expanding beyond the initial Exos server drive fraud. The scam involves erasing usage logs, faking production dates, and repackaging used drives as new products with falsified warranty coverage.
Counterfeit Seagate Hard Drives Scandal Widens to Include IronWolf Pro Series
A major fraud scheme involving counterfeit Seagate enterprise hard drives has expanded beyond Exos to IronWolf Pro models. The scam involves selling heavily used drives as new by manipulating usage data and serial numbers, with many units potentially originating from cryptocurrency mining operations.
Seagate's HAMR Hard Drives Finally Ready for Market After 20-Year Development
Seagate announces successful qualification testing of its heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) drives, promising capacities up to 32TB. The breakthrough technology uses laser heating to increase storage density and shows impressive durability results after extensive testing.
Microsoft's NoShred: Revolutionizing HDD Recycling with Robots
Microsoft unveils an innovative robotic system for disassembling and recycling hard disk drives, aiming to reduce e-waste and recover valuable materials. The 'NoShred' initiative targets a 90% reuse and recycle rate for HDDs by 2025, while maintaining data security.