The drives are based upon Seagate’s Mosaic 3+ platform, which “incorporates Seagate’s unique implementation of HAMR to deliver mass-capacity storage at unprecedented areal densities of 3TB per disk and beyond.”

Seagate’s news release is focused mainly on the big drives’ viability for AI-related information storage–“AI” is discussed in the body text 21 times, and it’s not a long release. Certainly, they’ll be beneficial for any kind of storage where you require as numerous TB as possible to fit into as little an area as possible.

The majority of customer PCs have actually moved away from difficult drives with spinning plates, they still offer the finest storage-per-gigabyte for big information centers where ultra-fast efficiency isn’t needed. Substantial information center SSDs are likewise offered however at much greater rates.

Seagate rival Western Digital states that its very first HAMR-based drives are due in 2027, though it has actually handled to reach 32TB utilizing SMR innovation. Toshiba is evaluating HAMR drives and has stated it will sample some drives for screening in 2025, however it hasn’t devoted to a timeline for public accessibility.