Western Digital 26TB hard drive finally on sale

There is never enough storage space. However, the space on Solid State Drives still does not meet the demands of the most demanding users. Therefore, it is not surprising that leading hard drive manufacturers are preparing increasingly powerful products, even though their sales are in sharp decline.

In the field of hard drives, Western Digital engineers have excelled. They have already developed a new technology that has enabled them to produce a hard drive with a capacity of 26 terabytes. This has recently become available for purchase. Customers can now purchase the professional Red Pro model.

The new Red Pro 26TB hard drive from Western Digital with a capacity of 26 terabytes is available in a 3.5-inch format. It is equipped with a SATA interface and has 512 megabytes of cache. The magnetic plates rotate at a speed of 7,200 revolutions per minute. Engineers managed to achieve this high capacity by using PMR (Perpendicular Magnetic Recording) technology, which is also used to manufacture classic hard drives.

To make the new product more resistant to external temperatures, to heat up less and to consume less electricity (up to half in standby mode compared to classic solutions), helium was used. As for performance, the new product can handle transfer speeds of up to 272 megabytes per second.

Western Digital's spacious hard drive is currently only available in the United States. As expected, the newcomer is not cheap. To buy a 26 terabyte hard drive, you have to pay a whopping 522.20 euros. Hard drives with a capacity of 26 terabytes should soon be available in our country.