![]() Until recently, the technology has only been seen in very large disks, which were typically clearly marked as "archival". ![]() SMR is a technology that allows vendors to eke out higher storage densities, netting more TB capacity on the same number of platters-or fewer platters, for the same amount of TB. Storage vendors, including but reportedly not limited to Western Digital, have quietly begun shipping SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) disks in place of earlier CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) disks. Seagate says Network Attached Storage and SMR don’t mix.Western Digital gets sued for sneaking SMR disks into its NAS channel.We put Western Digital’s dreaded SMR Red drive to the test.Western Digital wants to end any use of SMR in NAS drives Western Digital adds “Red Plus” branding for non-SMR hard drives.
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