WD Red SMR vs CMR Tested -- Avoid Red SMR


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https://www.servethehome.com/wd-red-smr-vs-cmr-tested-avoid-red-smr/2/

 

Update:

Multiple Class Action Suits Over WD’s SMR Hard Drives Filed in US and Canada

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/wd-class-action-lawsuit-smr-hard-drive-us-canada

 

Also see Patrick Kennedy's April 26, 2020 video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=gSionmmunMs&feature=emb_logo

 

Interestingly Seagate claims its IronWolf and IronWolf Pro NAS drives are all certified SMR-free.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/seagate-says-network-attached-storage-and-smr-dont-mix/

 

 

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