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Report: Seagate, Western Digital Hike HDD Prices Amid Surge In Demand

Seagate Technology has reportedly notified its customers abouts its plans to raise prices on new hard drive orders and for demands that exceed prior agreements, echoing a similar move by Western Digital, which increased its prices earlier this month. These changes come in response to a surge in demand for…

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No storage is safe from price hikes -- Seagate raises hard drive prices, blaming inflation and market forces

Storage manufacturer Seagate sends out a letter to big customers warning of incoming price hikes for its suite of products, blaming inflation and increased demand.

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More memory price increases blamed on Taiwan earthquake, but hikes were happening months before, and major manufacturers aren't based in Taiwan

TrendForce reports continued increases in memory prices for NAND and DRAM, pointing at the Taiwan earthquake and hugely increased demand as root causes. Several major manufacturers aren't even based in Taiwan, and production cuts last year were intended to bring about higher prices.

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Sandisk launches faster & bigger “next-gen” SD and microSD UHS-I memory cards

WD boldly claims a higher level of performance for current “and future” applications

Digital Camera World

Western Digital will be shipping 4TB SD cards in 2025 for handhelds, laptops, or anything that needs tiny-BIG storage

As well as for anyone wanting to lose a mountain of data because they can't find it in a drawer.

PC Gamer

WD launches enormous 4TB SD card for creative pros — smashes world record for largest removable memory card to smithereens at twice the capacity of biggest microSD cards

Aimed at creative professionals, Western Digital’s SanDisk Extreme PRO SDUC UHS-I memory card offers a whopping 4TB of storage.

TechRadar

SanDisk reveals world's first 4TB SD card for 8K video and storage bragging rights

The upcoming SanDisk Extreme PRO SD card is said to support write speeds of 30MB/s for recording footage in 8K resolution.

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SSD prices will continue to rise thanks to high demand and 'supply chain challenges' WD says

The SSD prices, they're coming for us all.

PC Gamer

Western Digital Previews 4 TB SD Card: World's Highest-Capacity

Western Digital this week is previewing the industry's first 4 TB SD card. The device is being showcased at the NAB trade show for broadcasters and content creators and will be released commercially in 2025. Western Digital's SanDisk Extreme Pro SDUC 4 TB SD card complies with the Secure Digital…

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Western Digital confirms HDD and NAND flash shortages, warns partners of higher pricing

Western Digital messaged partners to inform them of supply constraints and rising prices amidst tumultuous industry conditions. Prices could increase by 10% for HDDs, more for NAND.

Tom’s Hardware

Western Digital Ships 24TB Red Pro Hard Drive For NASes [UPDATED]

Nowadays highest-capacity hard drives are typically aimed at cloud service providers (CSPs) and enterprises, but this does not mean that creative professionals or regular users do not need them. To cater to demands of more regular consumers, Western Digital has started shipments of its Red Pro 24 TB HDDs, which…

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Western Digital Discount Codes for March 2024

Add one of these Western Digital Discount Codes to your order to save on storage solutions, including HDDs, SSDs, USBs and more.

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Popular SSD vendor uses clever trick to make slower, less durable flash components perform much better — but don't expect miracles

Western Digital's new QLC NAND drive, SN5000S, outperforms its TLC predecessor in terms of speed and endurance.

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First DNA Data Storage Specification Released: First Step Towards Commercialization

The DNA Data Storage Alliance introduced its inaugural specifications for DNA-based data storage this week. This specification outlines a method for encoding essential information within a DNA data archive, crucial for developing and commercializing an interoperable storage ecosystem. DNA data storage uses short strings of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) called oligonucleotides…

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Western Digital claims its new QLC SSD beats its last-gen TLC drive — SN5000S is up to 16.5% faster than SN740

Western Digital's latest QLC-based SN5000S drive is apparently up to 16.5% faster than its TLC-based predecessor, the SN740.

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Western Digital Launches PC SN5000S SSD: Low-Cost Meets High Performance

Western Digital has introduced its new series of SSDs aimed at mainstream PCs, which combine high performance and low cost. The Western Digital PC SN5000S family of DRAM-less drives uses the company's 3D QLC NAND memory and an in-house-developed platform, so the SSDs promise to be relatively inexpensive. Meanwhile, their…

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How To Combine The Power Of Options And The POWR Ratings To Produce A POWR Pair Trade

Using the POWR Ratings to power profits in a POWR pairs trade in HPQ and WDC.

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Samsung's biggest memory rivals are plotting a tie-up with Kafkaesque implications — SK Hynix and Kioxia could build lucrative HBM chips for Nvidia, AMD and others

SK Hynix is reportedly in talks with Kioxia to manufacture HBM chips at its facilities in Japan

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SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE Portable SSD Ecosystem Review

Western Digital had unveiled the SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE modular SSD ecosystem in mid-2022 to serve the needs of the professional market. Compact and sturdy NVMe drives (PRO-BLADE SSD Mag) swappable across discrete bus-powered enclosures (PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT), and also compatible with a multi-bay reader (PRO-BLADE STATION) have perfectly fit the requirements…

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Western Digital Issues Update on Company Split: CEOs for Post-Split Entities Announced

Now well in the midst of executing its plan to divide itself into separate hard drive and NAND businesses, Western Digital today offered a fresh update on the state of that split, and what the next steps are for the company. With the eventual goal of dividing the company into…

Tom’s Hardware

NAND production cuts result in higher SSD pricing, fueling 25% revenue growth for memory makers

The NAND flash market saw 24.5% higher revenue in Q4 than it did in Q3, signaling that demand and prices are still rising.

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JCET Acquires Stake In Flash Memory Facility From Western Digital

JCET's acquisition of stake in Western Digital's flash memory facility to boost semiconductor capabilities and drive innovation.

Windows Central

From cheap universal storage to high-speed data transfers, these flash drives get the job done for me

PNY has long been the most reliable for great flash drive storage. I've been testing two of PNY's newest flash drives to see if that's still the case.

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Xbox expansion card vs external hard drive - which is best for you?

We’re breaking down the Xbox Series X expansion card vs external hard drive matchup to help you make an informed purchasing decision.

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Kioxia aims to sweet talk SK Hynix into letting the Western Digital merger go ahead, with a new manufacturing deal as the carrot this time around

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