WD Pushes Storage Limits with New 26TB CMR and 32TB UltraSMR HDDs
StorageReview.com, Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
Western Digital has announced the availability of two new drives that set industry records in capacity: the 26TB CMR HDD and the 32TB UltraSMR HDD.
Both models employ innovative energy-assisted Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (ePMR) technology, providing dependable, high-capacity solutions for the growing storage demands in cloud, enterprise, and data center environments.
WD 32TB UltraSMR and 26TB CMR HDDs
Now the highest-capacity drive of its kind, the 32TB Ultrastar DC HC690 SMR HDD model represents a milestone in SMR adoption. It is built for scaling up content storage in data centers and can support data-intensive environments at an optimal TCO. The UltraSMR model has a sequential data transfer rate of up to 257MiB/s and consumes a low 5.5 watts of power when idle. It is particularly suitable for cold and warm storage tiers requiring high efficiency but moderate activity levels.