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Seagate to start qualifying record-setting 50TB HDDs in 2027 — most drives are sold out through 2028

What happened

Seagate will qualify 50TB HDDs in late 2027 with shipments in 2028, and most drives are sold out through 2028 due to strong AI and cloud demand. Bullish for HDD pricing due to confirmed supply shortage.

Impact and signal

High impactImpact score: 90/100

Affected components and suppliers

HDDsHard Disk DrivesHAMR Technology

Seagate Technology

shortagedemand-surgeAI-storagecapacity-constraint

Source and time

Source: Tom's Hardware · 7/29/2026 · View original source

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Seagate to start qualifying record-setting 50TB HDDs in 2027 — most drives are sold out through 2028

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