Hard Drives Have Less Environmental Impact Than SSDs, Seagate Says

Hard Drives Have Less Environmental Impact Than SSDs, Seagate Says

A new Seagate report reveals that hard drives significantly outperform solid-state drives in environmental sustainability metrics, particularly when accounting for manufacturing processes. According to the storage-maker's ""Decarbonizing Data">Decarbonizing Data" [PDF] study, the embodied carbon ...

HDDs are more environmentally friendly than SSDs - claims at least the latest Seagate study. The reason lies in the energy-intensive SSD manufacturing processes.

As the energy consumption of data centers skyrockets, Seagate demonstrates that hard drives are a much more eco-friendly option than SSDs.

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.