Tag: CMR
WD Red Pro 20TB Launched with Wickedly Weak Workload Rating
The new WD Red Pro 20TB is out but has only an annual workload rating of transferring 15 times the entire drive's capacity
Toshiba 18TB MG09 9-disk Helium FC-MAMR Hard Drives Launched
Toshiba MG09 18TB 9-disk Helium FC-MAMR hard drives will help bring Toshiba and its customers into a new capacity tier
WD Gold 16TB 18TB and 20TB Models Inbound Plus EAMR
With a set of new announcements WD has new 16TB and 18TB CMR drives with EAMR technology. WD Gold 16TB and 18TB plus an Ultrastar DC 20TB SMR drive debut
What WD Red Plus Means For the Industry
We discuss what the WD Red Plus means for the industry. We also discuss a few updates and industry impacts since our previous piece
WD Red Plus Launched with CMR
Western Digital launched the WD Red Plus line to designate CMR but is keeping WD Red as a DM-SMR brand which is likely to ensnare vulnerable consumers
WD Red SMR vs CMR Tested Avoid Red SMR
We tested WD Red SMR v CMR drives to see if there was indeed a significant impact with the change. We found SMR can put data at risk 13-16x longer than CMR