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  1. RedViking

    Synology Reverses Policy Banning Third-Party HDDs After NAS sales plummet

    https://www.guru3d.com/story/synology-reverses-policy-banning-thirdparty-hdds-after-nas-sales-plummet/ Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own...
  3. Jan

    Western Digital faces class action over failing SanDisk SSDs

    Western Digital sued over "worthless" SanDisk SSDs Multiple parties have filed three separate lawsuits against storage hardware manufacturer Western Digital (WD) over the worryingly high failure rates of its SanDisk portable SSDs. All three cases are seeking class-action certification...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Customer names and partial credit card details exposed in Western Digital hacking incident

    Customer names and partial credit card details exposed in Western Digital hacking incident Western Digital Corp. said hackers got access to an internal database for its online store which contained personal information such as names, addresses and partial credit card details of customers. The...
  5. Jan

    Western Digital announces cyberattack on My Cloud storage service

    Western Digital hit by hackers — customer cloud data possibly exposed Storage hardware manufacturer Western Digital has revealed it suffered a data breach due to a cyberattack late last month. The confirmation comes after several users complained about being unable to access their files stored...
  6. Jan

    Portable 1TB USB hard drive prices in South Africa from 2012 to 2022

    Price of 1TB portable drives in South Africa — from 2012 to 2022 The price of a 1TB portable drive has not decreased as significantly over the past ten years as one would have expected as technology advances. Prices over time in South Africa have only dropped approximately 14% between 2012 and...
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  7. Jan

    Backblaze Drive Stats report 2021 - the most reliable hard drives in the world

    Best hard drives in the world Cloud storage and data backup company Backblaze has published its latest Drive Stats report, revealing which of the hard drives used across its four data centres were the most reliable in the second quarter of 2021. At the end of June 2021, Backblaze was...
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  8. J

    Western Digital to release 20TB HDD

    Western Digital to release 20TB HDD Western Digital said at a media briefing in Johannesburg that it plans to release a 20TB mechanical hard drive. The world's most-used storage brand already offers a 16TB HDD, but the company plans to increase the storage capacity of the cheaper HDD technology.
  9. J

    Western Digital's most popular SSD in South Africa

    Western Digital's most popular SSD in South Africa Western Digital is the largest data storage company in the world, with 55% of the world's data being stored on its drives. One of the most popular products in its catalogue is its range of solid state drives (SSDs), which offer increased...
  10. Monkeyz

    WD Green SSD Opinions

    I recently got a 120GB WD Green SSD and i'd just like everyone opinion WD's Green brand of SSDs I'm only planning on adding Windows 10 and Overwatch to it maybe smaller stuff down the line
  11. mercurial

    Backdoor Account Removed from Western Digital NAS Hard Drives

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  12. Newsfeed

    Western Digital purchases cloud storage company Upthere

    Western Digital purchases cloud storage company Upthere Western Digital has purchased cloud services provider Upthere for an undisclosed amount.
  13. Newsfeed

    WD unveils 20TB My Book Duo

    WD unveils 20TB My Book Duo Western Digital has unveiled its 20TB My Book Duo, its highest-capacity storage system.
  14. Newsfeed

    Toshiba to give Western Digital sale notice as fight goes on

    Toshiba to give Western Digital sale notice as fight goes on Western Digital Corp. said it will move forward with arbitration to get a say over Toshiba Corp.’s sale of its chip unit after the Japanese company agreed to provide notice before closing.
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    Legal fight between Toshiba and Western Digital could disrupt memory chip industry

    Legal fight between Toshiba and Western Digital could disrupt memory chip industry An escalating legal fight between Toshiba Corp. and manufacturing partner Western Digital Corp. threatens to disrupt the chip business that both companies’ futures depend on.
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Western Digital reveals world’s first 3D NAND SSDs

    Western Digital reveals world’s first 3D NAND SSDs Western Digital and its subsidiary SanDisk have launched consumer SSDs using 64-layer 3D NAND technology at Computex 2017.
  17. Kevin Lancaster

    WD launches SSDs in South Africa – Pricing and details

    WD launches SSDs in South Africa – Pricing and details Western Digital has launched its new SSD line-up in South Africa.
  18. Kevin Lancaster

    Western Digital unveils new portable SSD

    Western Digital unveils new portable SSD Western Digital has launched its first portable SSD – the My Passport SSD – which is the fastest WD portable drive yet.
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    Western Digital unveils world’s first 512 Gigabit 64-Layer 3D NAND chip

    Western Digital unveils world’s first 512 Gigabit 64-Layer 3D NAND chip Western Digital has commenced pilot production of the company’s 512 Gigabit, three-bits-per-cell (X3), 64-layer 3D NAND (BICS3) chip, with mass production expected in the second half of 2017.
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Western Digital launches SATA SSDs

    Western Digital launches SATA SSDs Western Digital has launched its WD Blue and WD Green solid state drives, its first SATA client SSDs.
  21. T

    What's a good external HDD to get? Advice please on Brand/Model

    Hi Guys, I am looking for an external 1tb HDD to backup movies, pics etc. Whats a good brand/model to get? Ive heard that WD Elements isnt too good as per some local reviews so im open to any other brand/model (WD, Seagate, Verbatim, Toshiba, Transcend) Thanks in advance
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