The humble mechanical hard drive might not get as much love as a good NVMe SSD, but they aren’t consigned to the scrap heaps just yet. As data storage needs continue to rise, so does the need for ever-larger drives to store it all on. Later this month, Western Digital will begin shipping 20TB hard drives featuring OptiNAND technology. Hoarders take note.
Hybrid hard drives with onboard flash are nothing new. Seagate has been making them for years but Western Digital’s approach is different.
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