Many of us rely on external hard drives for our storage needs, often as a cheaper data storage medium. We use them with our laptops and desktops to back up data or transfer files between devices.

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It's mid-February, and AI companies have already purchased Western Digital's entire hard drive production run for 2026. WD CEO Irving Tan told investors during the company's Q2 FY2026 earnings call ...

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Western Digital says its all sold out of hard drives for 2026, less than two months into the year. Credit: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Looking to buy a new hard drive? Get ready to pay even ...

Western Digital is introducing a couple of new technologies, dubbed "High Bandwidth Drive" and "Dual Pivot", that will significantly boost the performance of hard drives. According to Western Digital, ...

Forward-looking: Western Digital is bringing fresh momentum to an aging storage category with two ambitious technologies aimed at redefining mechanical hard drive performance limits. The company's new ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? There’s nothing interesting about an external hard drive. Those big bricks of digital ...