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Western Digital blows hard disk drive future wide open

What happened

Western Digital announced it is qualifying 40TB UltraSMR HDDs for hyperscalers, with volume production planned for H2 2026, and outlined a technology roadmap to 100TB using HAMR. This represents a significant increase in per-unit storage capacity for the HDD segment, primarily targeting large-scale data centers. Bearish: The roadmap to higher capacities at scale could increase effective supply and exert downward pressure on per-terabyte pricing for bulk storage over the long term.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 25/100

Affected components and suppliers

HDD

Western Digital

capacity-expansionroadmaphyperscaler

Source and time

Source: Blocks & Files · 2/3/2026 · View original source

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Western Digital blows hard disk drive future wide open

What happened

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