Hard Disk Drives

How is the old ST4000VX007 part number different from the new ST4000VX013

7E8 had 8TB as its highest capacity. For 10TB, of course, there was the X10 platform. Now there is the 10TB capacity also on X10 and 7E10

With the introduction of the X18 platform, Seagate introduced a new part number for 16TB Exos drives - ST16000NM000J. It's not much different than the X16 ST16000NM001G

WD62PURZ seems to have a better transfer rate due to a higher cache. It also has a higher power consumption as per the WD specification sheet.

How WD84PURZ is different from other part numbers and why it's cheaper. We explain the difference in plain English

How WD84PURZ is different from other part numbers and why it's cheaper. We explain the difference in plain English

WD62PURZ seems to have a better transfer rate due to a higher cache. It also has a higher power consumption as per the WD specification sheet.

How is the old ST4000VX007 part number different from the new ST4000VX013

Its the same great G-Tech products which are trusted for high performance and build quality - only rebranded as SanDisk Professional and a wider choice now with the inclusion of some more.

Storing your Plot on a High capacity NAS makes a lot of sense. With a little technical inclination you can also start plotting on a capable NAS either with a virtualized OS , or with the official docker image of chia network.

Seagate mach.2 drive double up the transfer performance, thanks to 2 read/write heads.

A product that's under supply-constrain and being hoarded in mass; that's the only way to describe the current shortage situation on hard drives.

While only 512 native drives were available in low capacity, now there are 512 emulated drives too. For the application, both 512n and 512e appear same, so there is little difference.

WD NASware is the firmware that powers the Red Family of WD hard drives and performs specific functions related to a NAS.

Our pick of best hard drives for your NAS in 2021, and a few tips to help you select.

ST18000NM000J - 18 TB Exos is here.

WD Red Plus is a new Launch in capacities from 1 to 14TB. Its a CMR drive with all the benefits of a red Drive.

Seagate was the first to market with its 16TB - A lead lost to WD recently when WD introduced 18TB capacity before Seagate. It may change this September.

18TB Ultrastar SATA will available by 10th July

What we know about the new SMR drives.

WD60EFRX vs WD60EFAX, what's the difference.

Capcity of the HDDs have been increasing thanks to Energy assisted recordings, and using multiple actuators can be a way to increase the read/write performance and IOPS.

How is the new Part number difference from the old one ? With the same RPM, Cache and capacity, but with a little higher power consumption, we are guessing its an Air Filled Drive.

Seagate Rescue Data Recovery plans makes you eligible for Segates in-lab data recovery if your drive fails.  A Low cost, easy claim and 95% recovery claims - all make this product a must buy for your hard drives.

Seagate RapidRebuild claims that it can rebuild your raid upto 3x faster than the traditional RAID rebuild. We take a look at the traditional RAIDs, problems the rebuild time poses and how RapidRebuild cuts down the Rebuild time.

Now when WD has 2 similary speced products, we are asked this question again and again - What is the difference between Gold and UltraStar.

If you wonder why every time you buy a hard drive of 10TB, which is reported as 9.1TB or a 250GB SSD is reported as 232GB in your OS you need to understand the difference between TB and TiB.

HAMR and MAMR are two energy assisted magnetic recording technologies making it possible to have more than 40TB fit on a single hard drive.Need For high Density StorageIts no secret that Need for stor

WD Gold is back. A little background first - 8 Months back, WD announced the demise of their Gold Class enterprise hard drives, and prompted users to migrate to the ultrastar platform that they acqu

Seagate is pioneering HAMR (heat-assisted magnetic recording) technology for future hard drive capacity expansion and has announced that the world's first 16TB hard drive in 3.5" FF is production read