Largest SSDs and hard drives of 2025

As of December 2025, the largest hard disk drive released has a capacity of 36TB. Seagate added the Exos M (ST36000NM003K) ...
Computerworld

A waste of space: Bulk of drive capacity still underutilized

Near the turn of the century, data centers were only beginning to implement Fibre Channel storage-area networks (SAN), with most relying on direct-attached storage (DAS). Data utilization rates were ...
Computer Weekly

Seagate uses HAMR to hit 30TB in Exos hard drives

Hard disk drive (HDD) capacities could double in the next few years, with a milestone achieved by Seagate that brings 30TB (terabyte) drives to the market. This quarter, Seagate will ship the latest ...
USA Today

Thanks for the (computer) memory! Here's how to buy the right data storage for your needs

So you’re running out of storage on your laptop or desktop. Or your PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch console. Er, or phone or tablet. Welcome to the club. Now that your world has become ...
Computerworld

Review: Six top hard disk drives for speed and capacity

Over the past few months, Computerworld has reviewed the latest in hard disk drive technology, from large-capacity 1TB models and energy-efficient “green” drives to solid-state disks that outpace ...
Computer Weekly

Western Digital boosts HDD capacity with 32TB shingled drives

Western Digital has pushed the capacity of its spinning disk hard disk drives (HDDs) by 2TB (terabytes) with the addition of an 11th platter. That has manifested in two new drives, the standard ...