Seagate is introducing new flagships in their IronWolf lineup today on two fronts - the SMB/SME-focused IronWolf Pro, and the SATA SSDs line. On the HDD front, we have 18TB hard drives based on conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology, while the SATA SSD line sees two new SKU sets - the IronWolf 125 and the IronWolf Pro 125 (joining the current IronWolf 110 and the … [Read more...] about Seagate Updates IronWolf NAS Drives Lineup with 18TB Pro HDD and New 4TB SSDs
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Review: Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox
The improved visual fidelity of modern computer games has come at the inevitable cost of storage space. Want to install the likes of Gears of War 4 or Forza Motorsport 7? Reports suggest you'll need roughly 55GB and 70GB, respectively, and those estimates are only likely to increase as games begin to adopt substantial 4K assets. Given the weight of these games, it's a surprise … [Read more...] about Review: Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox
Seagate Barracuda Pro 12TB review: Speedy, spacious proof that the hard drive isn't dead
Seagate's Barracuda Pro 12TB reminds us why at least some hard drives can remain relevant despite the swift encroachment of SSDs. Until we reviewed its predecessor the Barracuda Pro 10TB last year and tasted its 250MBps read performance, we hadn’t given hard drives much thought for a while. To be blunt, year after year of 120MBps - 150MBps transfer rates had became boring in a … [Read more...] about Seagate Barracuda Pro 12TB review: Speedy, spacious proof that the hard drive isn't dead
Seagate Ships Consumer-Focused 12TB Helium Drives
Seagate is launching a trio of 12TB hard drives today with a focus on the consumer market. The 3.5” drives build upon the 'PMR platters in a helium-filled enclosure' platform used in the 10 TB consumer hard drives released last year. The new 12TB drives target three different market segments: Barracuda Pro Compute for desktops and entry-level direct-attached storage … [Read more...] about Seagate Ships Consumer-Focused 12TB Helium Drives
WD announces 14TB HDD; Seagate responds with 12TB models
Two rivals in the mechanical hard drive market have announced new high-capacity 3.5” desktop drives almost at the same time: Western Digital, or rather its wholly-owned subsidiary HGST, will be shipping its first enterprise-class 14TB drive, while competitor Seagate has taken the wraps off of three new 12TB drive targeting the NAS and desktop markets. Starting with Western … [Read more...] about WD announces 14TB HDD; Seagate responds with 12TB models
Seagate Confirms Plans for 12 TB HDD in Near Future, 16 TB HDD Due in 2018
The CEO of Seagate has confirmed plans to release new nearline harddrives with 12 TB capacity in the coming months, and HDDs with 16 TB capacity over the course of the next several quarters. The latter are believed to be based on HAMR technology and the comment by the CEO essentially means that the company is on track with its next generation of heat assisted magnetic recording … [Read more...] about Seagate Confirms Plans for 12 TB HDD in Near Future, 16 TB HDD Due in 2018
Seagate Firecuda 2TB review: the ultimate PS4 storage upgrade?
The Seagate Firecuda is a 2.5-inch 'laptop-size' drive - a 2TB hybrid costing around £115/$130. What makes it stick out? Well for PlayStation users, it ticks a few crucial boxes if you're itching to upgrade the standard hard drive. Until this model came along, we've had 1TB as the maximum size for 2.5-inch hybrid drives. Even with on-board NAND memory to increase speeds, 1TB … [Read more...] about Seagate Firecuda 2TB review: the ultimate PS4 storage upgrade?
Seagate to Shut Down One of Its Largest HDD Assembly Plants
As a part of its cost-cutting efforts, Seagate has decided to shut down its HDD manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China. The factory is one of the company’s largest production assets and its closure will significantly reduce the company’s HDD output. Seagate intends to lay off ~2200 employees, but it is unclear what it intends to do with the facility, which it owns. The factory … [Read more...] about Seagate to Shut Down One of Its Largest HDD Assembly Plants
Seagate Announces BarraCuda Consumer SATA SSD
Seagate has pretty much always been a major player in the storage market, where they're known primarily for their hard drives. They haven't been completely absent from the SSD market, but they have focused almost exclusively on the enterprise SSD market. It has been quite a while since we've seen a consumer-oriented SSD from Seagate, but the new BarraCuda SATA SSD brings them … [Read more...] about Seagate Announces BarraCuda Consumer SATA SSD
Seagate Announces Helium-based 16 TB Exos and IronWolf Hard Drives
Seagate is launching their 16 TB CMR (conventional magnetic recording) helium drives today under two product lines - the Exos X for datacenter usage, and the IronWolf / IronWolf Pro for NAS units. The company has been actively shipping the Exos X drives to hyperscale customers, and today's launch is geared more towards the retail market. Similar to the currently available 14TB … [Read more...] about Seagate Announces Helium-based 16 TB Exos and IronWolf Hard Drives