Drive Maker Demonstrates 32TB And 31TB Capacity Hard Drives That Boost Write Density By Use Of Heat And Microwave Assistance Plus Shingled - Overlapped - Drive Tracks
ComputerWeekly, Monday, May 20th, 2024
Drive maker demonstrates 32TB and 31TB capacity hard drives that boost write density by use of heat and microwave assistance plus shingled - overlapped - drive tracks
Toshiba has demoed 32TB (terabyte) and 31TB hard disk drives (HDD) that use heat- and microwave-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR and MAMR) plus shingled drive tracks to boost capacity over existing products by more than 40%.
Currently, Toshiba's largest capacity drive is a 22TB non-shingled MAMR model. Hard drive manufacturer competitor Seagate has 30TB and 32TB HAMR conventional and shingled drives out for certification with customers.