Analyst firm Trendfocus has prepared a report on the state of the HDD market, including data for the first quarter of 2022. As usual in these Trendfocus reports, the data is shown as ranges. According to analysts’ estimates, 53.0-55.2 million HDDs were shipped during the quarter. This is 9.8-13.4% less compared to the previous quarter. […]
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Seagate and Phison team up to develop enterprise-class SSDs
Seagate Technology, a specialist in storage infrastructure solutions for large volumes, and Phison Electronics, a renowned manufacturer of SSD controllers, announced today that they plan to expand their SSD portfolios with a new generation of high-performance, high-density, NVMe-enabled enterprise SSDs. . The new SSDs are said to help enterprises reduce their total cost of ownership […]
Seagate has an officially licensed game drive for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4
With a focus on gamers on the Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) and PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles, Seagate has introduced a drive that allows you to expand your game storage space. This is an officially licensed external Game Drive that comes in 2TB and 4TB. PS4 games can be played directly from the drive. According to […]
About 64 million hard disk drives shipped in Q4 2021
Analyst firm Trendfocus has published data for the fourth quarter of 2021 related to the hard disk drives (HDD) market. According to their calculations, in the period from October to December, 63.40–64.70 million HDDs were shipped. This is 2.3-4.3% less than in the third quarter, and 7.7% -9.5% less compared to the fourth quarter of […]
Seagate Technology Unveils Exos X20 and IronWolf Pro 20TB Hard Drives with CMR Technology
In response to the growing demand for storing massive amounts of data, Seagate Technology introduced the Exos X20 and IronWolf Pro 20TB hard drives, which use Traditional Magnetic Recording (CMR) technology. According to the manufacturer, they “open up new possibilities for storing large amounts of data.” The Seagate Exos X20 enterprise hard drives are designed […]
Seagate FY2022 First Quarter Report Published
Seagate, the largest HDD manufacturer, has published its regular quarterly report. The data in the report refers to the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, ending with Seagate on October 1. In other words, Seagate’s fiscal year is not the same as the calendar year. Seagate’s revenue for the reporting period was $ 3.115 billion. […]
HDD 30 TB in a couple of years. Seagate is working on second generation HAMR drives
Seagate is already actively working on second-generation HAMR technology for hard drives, even though first-generation HAMR drives have not gone mainstream over the years. The company has a 20TB HDD with first generation HAMR, which has been offered to partners since December last year. And now Seagate is already developing a second-generation HAMR drive, which […]
FireCuda 530 Heatsink SSD features an EK heatsink
EK, a specialist in liquid cooling systems and components for them, together with Seagate, which manufactures HDD and SSD, introduced the FireCuda 530 Heatsink solid-state drive. It is equipped with an EK radiator. The anodized aluminum heatsink with a finely textured surface to improve heat transfer is said to allow the FireCuda 530 to “run […]
Seagate Promises to Start Shipping 20TB Hard Drives with PMR in Coming Months
In its quarterly report, Seagate said it expects to make available 20TB hard drives using perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology in the current half year. Seagate already has 20TB drives aimed at corporate customers, but they use heated magnetic recording (HAMR) technology. These drives are available in limited quantities from some of the company’s partners. […]
Seagate has reported for the 2021 fiscal year
Seagate has released a report for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2021, which ended on July 2. Since this was the last quarter of the year, the figures for the year as a whole were published at the same time. Commenting on them, the head of the company noted that the indicators exceeded […]