Each driver contains 10 plates 4 TB. So far, it is only related to engineering examples, but mass production begins in the first half of 2026 after customers’ competence tests.
Hamr technology allows you to achieve high recording density that is critical for data centers. Seagate is waiting to release the discs of 44 TB (2027) and 50 TB (2028) in the future.
Competitors go in other ways: Western digital EPMR and Optinand improve and then publish Hamr discs and rely on Toshiba Mamr. Until now, no one except Seagate went beyond 30 TB.
40 TB is not related to home users. These discs are focused on cloud tanks, artificial intelligence and institutional tasks, where the maximum container is important for the minimum covered area.
Source: Ferra
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