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Enterprise SSDs cost 18.6 times more than HDDs as 30TB drives hit $22,600 — hard drive supply is sold out through 2027

A 30TB TLC enterprise SSD now costs $22,600, 6.5 times higher the $3,460 it fetched around this time last year.

Tom’s Hardware

How to Fix “Parameter Is Incorrect” on WD External Drive and Recover Files

Fix the WD external hard drive “parameter is incorrect” error and recover your files safely with simple steps before formatting or repairing the drive.

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Peer-reviewed study of 443,000 Backblaze hard drives ranks HGST most reliable and Toshiba the least — Analysis of 1.66 million drive-years finds Seagate and Toshiba HDDs fail at roughly twice the rate of WD and HGST

Backblaze's quarterly reports compare whichever drives are available at the time.

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SanDisk's new Optimus line provides more storage options for Xbox players with its new up to 2TB expansion cards

SanDisk has unveiled its brand new Optimus GX C50 Storage Expansion Cards, which are set to provide up to 2TB worth of storage for Xbox Series X/S owners.

GamesRadar

'Sentimental value': In 1953, his Wisconsin grandfather bought a new Allis-Chalmers WD for $2,200, and 62 years later, his grandson found it and brought it back home

In 1953, a Wisconsin farmer’s grandfather bought a brand-new Allis-Chalmers WD for $2,200. Six decades later, his grandson tracked down the same tractor, bought it back and spent a year restoring the family machine, turning a piece of farm equipment into a treasured reminder of generations past. He said the…

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Why Analysts Are Betting Western Digital Stock Can Gain Another 30% from Here

The firm cites strong demand as the reason for the rise in target price.

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Toshiba N300 4TB NAS HDD review: Can the extra cost over its rivals be justified by its performance?

The Toshiba N300 is a fast drive suitable for small NAS installations and uses CMR technology.

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WD Red Plus 4TB review: The WD40EFPX is a reliable NAS hard drive small business users might buy on price alone

The WD Red Plus WD40EFPX is a suitable drive for small NAS installations that uses CMR technology.

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SanDisk's latest Optimus gaming SSDs start at $799 MSRP for the 2 TB model and you don't even get Gen 5 speeds for that

There is a Gen 5 model, but it starts at $525 for the 1 TB drive. Bargain!

PC Gamer

DapuStor Strengthens AI Infrastructure Ecosystem Collaboration at Computex 2026

TAIPEI, June 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DapuStor, a leading provider of enterprise NVMe SSD solutions, concluded its participation at Computex 2026, highlighting its high-capacity, AI-optimized storage through joint demonstrations with ecosystem partners Advantech, Inventec and WD. Enterprise SSD Portfolio for AI InfrastructureAs AI workloads evolve, infrastructure requires storage balancing capacity,…

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Western Digital says it can increase your HDD capacity and cut power usage thanks to a 'clever way' of spinning down hard drives that doesn't impact performance too much

Western Digital develops hard drives which spin down for lower power consumption while maintaining performance acceptable for hyperscale production workloads.

TechRadar

Western Digital Stock Has More Than Doubled YTD, but Bank of America Still Thinks You Should Buy Ahead of Earnings

Analysts have high expectations for WDC stock as demand continues to soar.

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A Redditor tries to return a failed enterprise HDD to Toshiba, but it turns out that a replacement would take at least a year to arrive

2026 is not the year for upgrades OR replacements, it seems.

PC Gamer

Should You Buy the Dip in Western Digital Stock as Google Launches TurboQuant?

A game-changing AI efficiency breakthrough from Google has rattled Western Digital’s growth narrative. Is WDC a buy-the-dip opportunity now?

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Old school hard drives are getting more reliable according to a new survey but good luck buying one later this year thanks to AI demand

1.36% overall HDD failure rate reported as one drive maker says it's sold out for 2026.

TechRadar

Now that's a mega drive - WD reveals plans to launch 40TB HDD, and it's planning on getting to 100TB sooner than you might expect

WD detailed how its 40TB hard drives and new actuator designs form a clear path toward 100TB capacities.

Tom’s Hardware

Lucky scavenger finds $1,300 worth of SSDs for just $210 in Walmart's clearance aisle — haul includes two 2TB WD SN770, a 2TB Samsung T5 Evo, and a 1 TB PNY CS2241

A Redditor was able to get a 1 TB PNY CS2241, a 2 TB Samsung T5 Evo, and two WD Black SN770 SSDs for a total of just $210 at their local Walmart. These items have a combined retail value of around $1,327 currently, so our lucky scavenger saved over…

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Western Digital Stock Just Got a New Street-High Price Target. Should You Buy WDC Now?

Western Digital (WDC) has quietly staged a strong comeback over the past few months as investor enthusiasm around AI infrastructure and cloud storage continues to build. The data-storage specialist has benefited from rising demand for high-capacity drives, with Wall Street warming up to the idea that AI-driven data growth could...

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WD's new HDD tech promises 'flash-like' performance and just maybe a way out of the dreaded memory supply crisis

But it will probably just make hard drives more expensive, too!

Tom’s Hardware

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 to give large customers a tool to manage storage fleets of 200+ PB consisting of SSDs, HAMR HDDs, and UltraSMR drives.

Tom’s Hardware

Sandisk crushes wallets with up to 2.8X SSD price hikes as NAND shortage strangles the market — WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC

Sandisk has significantly increased prices on SSDs sold through its online store, with some models seeing increases of up to xx.

PC Gamer

New report claims Samsung, SK Hynix and Sandisk are all planning to double the price of NAND memory chips this year

The PC memory crisis just gets worse.

TechRadar

The 'days of cheap 1TB SSDs' are over — I've picked the top 3 SSDs you should buy now to avoid price rises

High-end SSDs have already shot up in price, and more affordable models are likely to follow, so the time to buy is now.

Tom’s Hardware

Kioxia exec says the AI boom means the era of the cheap 1TB SSD is over —company's NAND supply is sold out for this year and likely through 2027

Kioxia's Memory Business Director warns that the global NAND flash shortage means affordable SSDs are gone for good.

TechRadar

The Seagate FireCuda 530R is an okay PS5 SSD, but it’s another victim of the ongoing RAM shortage

The Seagate FireCuda 530R with heatsink would be an okay option for PS5 owners if it was available at a reasonable price.

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