FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 8 | History Defined

Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027

At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.

Tom’s Hardware · May 29, 2025

Seagate suggests AI is causing a carbon crisis for the industry

Seagate has suggested that the tech industry is facing a "carbon crisis" as AI demands outpace the data storage field's ability to keep up.

Tom’s Hardware · May 23, 2025

Do Wall Street Analysts Like Seagate Technology Stock?

Seagate Technology has significantly outpaced the broader market in 2025, and analysts remain moderately bullish on the stock’s prospects.

Barchart · May 16, 2025

Synology DiskStation DS925+ review: A terrific NAS ruined by baffling limitations

Synology launched the DiskStation DS925+, and the NAS has considerable upgrades, notably 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet. But limitations with hard drive use makes the NAS a non-starter.

Android Central · Apr 23, 2025

Synology confirms it is cracking down on third-party NAS hard drives

Synology says that using its own hard drives or pre-approved third-party models can reduce failures.

TechRadar · Apr 21, 2025

AI demand is causing huge sustainability problems - and hard drives over SSDs could be the answer

Data centers are struggling with high energy consumption, raw materials, physical space and costs. HDDs could help, says Seagate.

TechRadar · Apr 21, 2025

Synology brings severe hard drive limitations to DiskStation models, and I'm pissed

Synology is launching its 2025 DiskStation portfolio shortly, but before that, the brand's controversial decision to enforce its own hard drives hasn't gone down well.

Android Central · Apr 18, 2025

Seagate claims hard drives are more environmentally friendly than SSDs

Seagate investigated the most efficient storage solution that produces the least amount of carbon emissions. Out of the three storage types it tested, it discovered that hard drives produce the fewest emissions.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 17, 2025

Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs

Synology will no longer allow the new Plus Series NAS models, coming out in 2025, to use non-Synology or non-certified hard drives.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 16, 2025

U.S. tariffs to heavily impact HDD and SSD manufacturers, increasing costs

U.S. tariffs are reshaping the global storage industry, hitting HDD and SSD makers the hardest due to their complex supply chain.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 10, 2025