Backblaze Hard Drive Stats Q3 2020
backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-hard-drive-stats...Posted Oct 20, 2020, 4:10 PM UTC
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Posted Oct 20, 2020, 4:10 PM UTC
Huh, so no WD anymore, just HGST, Seagate, and Toshiba.
I thought HGST is part of WD now?
Technically yes. That doesn't mean there aren't still original HGST drives still floating out there.
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Yev from Backblaze here -> WD's still around just under the HGST name - so that's why you're seeing more of those but fewer WD-branded drives in the fleet.
Might have to do with their ... lying. Hiding SMR in their drives. 7200 vs 5400 debacle.
I find it so refreshing that they release this data. Good on them!