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Hard drives aren't done yet: Western Digital is pushing HDD performance toward SSD territory

Western Digital’s innovations aim to boost HDD throughput up to 4 times current levels and reach near 100 TB capacity per 3.5-inch drive for cloud and AI data centers.

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The new High Bandwidth Drive concept represents a shift in how data moves between platters and the interface. Instead of the standard one-head-per-surface design that reads or writes sequentially, the new approach allows multiple read/write heads to operate in parallel across several tracks.Read Entire Article

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With up to 500 megabytes per second, the memory for the use of data centers should make the SATA capacities more stimulant

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Read the full article on stephaneLarue.com Western Digital unveils during its Innovation Day 2026 an ambitious strategy focused on artificial intelligence, with capacities reaching 100 terabytes by 2030 and a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of storage infrastructures. The event organized by Western Digital marks a turning point in the storage industry with the announcement of...

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Western Digital isn't finished with HDDs. The manufacturer is unveiling two technologies to bring them back into the spotlight. [Read more] If you want to receive the best Frandroid news on WhatsApp, join this discussion.

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Looking forward to the coming years, Western Digital has put on the table one of the most ambitious roadmaps that are remembered in the world of storage, It is really as tremendous as it is spectacular, a statement of intent with concrete data, products and technologies in front of the NAND Flash. The message is very easy to capture: the HDD is not only still alive, but it enters a new stage marked by extreme capacity, greater bandwidth, energy …

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techpowerup.com broke the news in on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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