HDDs

Western Digital WD Gold 24TB HDD Review - High-Capacity Masterpiece

May 2, 2024 | Enhanced with WD's exclusive OptiNAND technology, the WD Gold 24TB enterprise-class HDD is pushing the limits of CMR technology further than ever before.

Seagate Exos X20 & IronWolf Pro 20TB HDD Review

December 14, 2021 | Seagate is first to the market with 20TB HDDs. Helium-filled and fast, both are right at home for NAS or Datacenter apps or Chia.

WD Red 14TB NAS Hard Drive Review

December 23, 2019 | WD Red adds a massive 14TB HDD capacity option. Join us as we run it through our usual tests.

LaCie Rugged RAID Shuttle Review

August 20, 2019 | LaCie once again raises the bar on portable, bus-powered storage.

Seagate 16TB IronWolf, IronWolf Pro, and Exos X16 HDD Review

August 11, 2019 | Seagate upped the capacity game with three new 16TB NAS-optimized hard drives, the IronWolf, IronWolf Pro, and Exos X16.

Seagate Backup Plus Portable 4TB Review

June 21, 2019 | Backup Plus Portable adds 4TB capacity.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Review

May 31, 2019 | Seagate adds redesigned solutions to its Backup Plus lineup.

Seagate IronWolf and Pro 14TB NAS HDD Review

November 3, 2018 | Seagate's new 14TB NAS HDD release in the IronWolf Series put the company two generations ahead.

iStorage diskashur DT2 12TB Review

July 15, 2018 | iStorage impresses with real-time encryption, read on for our full verdict on the DT2.

LaCie DJI Copilot 2TB Review

June 19, 2018 | The Copilot is easily the most comprehensive storage device for creators, do you know why?

Promise Apollo Cloud 2 Duo 8TB Review

March 2, 2018 | Promise launches the second generation of its Apollo Cloud storage solution.

iStorage diskashur2 2TB External HDD Review

March 1, 2018 | You can rest assured, the iStorage diskashur2 is a solid external HDD experience. Pun intended.

Seagate IronWolf 12TB HDD Review

February 21, 2018 | Seagate takes the lead with the highest capacity NAS drive on the market.

WD Gold 10TB Datacenter Enterprise-Class Hard Drive Review

December 6, 2017 | We fire up SATA 6Gb/s and put the WD Gold enterprise-class HDD on the bench. And it does mighty well!

Toshiba N300 8TB High-Reliability HDD Review

July 26, 2017 | Toshiba's N300 8TB High-Reliability hard drive designed for up to eight-bay NAS systems goes under our tests. Is it one to consider?

WD Red 10TB NAS HDD Review

June 26, 2017 | WD surprises with the 10TB WD Red NAS hard drive, is this Helium at its best? Let's see.

Seagate IronWolf 10TB NAS HDD Review

September 27, 2016 | Is it time to amp up the storage in your NAS? Seagate's IronWolf 10TB might be the perfect hard drive for you to consider.

Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB HDD Review - Mainstream Helium has Arrived

July 19, 2016 | Move over Desktop HDD, Barracuda is back! Today, Seagate launches its 10TB Barracuda Pro 10TB helium-filled hard drive. Here's our full review.

Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 10TB Helium ST10000NM HDD Review

June 9, 2016 | High Performance, Low Power, and Low Weight is Seagate's mantra for the Helium sealed Enterprise Capacity 10TB hard drive.

WD Red 8TB Helium-Filled WD80EFZX NAS HDD Review

April 25, 2016 | We check out the new WD Red WD80EFZX NAS hard drive with HelioSeal helium-filled Technology and a massive 8TB capacity. Is it your next drive? Read on.

Seagate Archive 8TB ST8000AS002 HDD Review

July 17, 2015 | Tyler takes us on a tour of Seagate's new Archive 8TB hard drive. Yep, 8000GB. It offers tremendous storage capacity with more performance that you think.

Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB ST4000DX001 Consumer HDD Review

April 29, 2015 | Today Tyler takes a look at the highest capacity SSHD to make its way through the lab, the Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB consumer drive.

WD Red and Red Pro HDD NAS Performance Analysis in RAID 5 with 10GbE

August 1, 2014 | Chris fires up a Thecus N7710-G NAS configured with RAID 5 and 10GbE to look at the performance of Western Digital's new Red 6TB and Red Pro 4TB HDDs.

Western Digital Red Pro 4TB NAS WD4001FFSX Consumer HDD Review

July 22, 2014 | Western Digital is taking the NAS storage market very seriously. Not only did they release a 6TB Red yesterday, but also the Red Pro 4TB HDD.

Western Digital Red 6TB NAS Consumer HDD Review

July 21, 2014 | Today WD releases its newest hard drive, the new Red 6TB NAS HDD. Read on as Tyler tests it and tells us all about it and how it performs.

Seagate Desktop HDD 5TB ST5000DX000 Consumer Review

July 18, 2014 | Today Tyler provides us with an exclusive review of Seagate's Desktop HDD 5TB ST5000DX000 hard disk drive. Read on for his full thoughts and opinion.

Seagate Desktop HDD ST6000DX000 6TB HDD Review

June 28, 2014 | Today Tyler spends time giving us his opinion on Seagate's new Desktop HDD 6TB hard disk drive model. Need a lot of storage space? Well, read on.

Seagate Surveillance ST4000VX000 4TB HDD Review

June 5, 2014 | Seagate's Surveillance HDD solution hits the market in two capacities. Read on as we look at the 4TB model and see just how it performs under our tests.

HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB 3.5-inch Consumer HDD Review

April 22, 2014 | HGST enters the NAS market with the Deskstar NAS in 3TB and 4TB capacities. Read on as Tyler explores the ins and outs of this high capacity HDD solution.

Western Digital Purple Surveillance Storage 4TB HDD Review

March 26, 2014 | Check out Chris' review of the 4TB Western Digital Purple HDD and see what he thinks of this new drive designed for surveillance storage purposes.

Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB 3.5inch Consumer HDD Review

December 18, 2013 | The DT01ACA100 is part of the first wave of 3.5" hard disk drives to come from Toshiba. Let's look at how it fairs in the market.

Western Digital Black 2 Dual Drive 2.5inch Consumer HDD/SSD Review

November 25, 2013 | WD launches the Black 2 Dual Drive, and we have it in house for testing. Let's take a look at this unique HDD / SSD product.

Western Digital Black 4TB 3.5inch Consumer HDD (WD4003FZEX) Review

November 18, 2013 | The new WD Black in the 4TB capacity offers intensive 200 MB/s performance in the standard 3.5" form factor. Let's take a look.

NAS HDD Showdown: WD Red vs. Seagate NAS

October 10, 2013 | We've wanted to put these two drives together for a showdown ever since Seagate announced its NAS hard drive that competes with WD's Red NAS drive.

WD Red and WD Se NAS HDD Enterprise RAID Report

October 9, 2013 | We put the WD Red and the WD Se's head-to-head in RAID 0 and RAID 5 tests. Having trouble deciding which drive is best for your new NAS? Read on.

Western Digital Red 4TB NAS HDD Consumer Review

September 24, 2013 | With increased storage capacity of 4TB, WD enables current Red users a valuable upgrade path with the same reliability, availability and performance.

Toshiba 1TB SSHD (MQ01ABD100H) Review

September 16, 2013 | Toshiba offers up generous capacity with its 1TB SSHD, but is there performance to complement it? Let's dig in and take a close look.

Seagate Desktop 2TB SSHD (ST2000DX001) Review

September 14, 2013 | The Desktop SSHD from Seagate effectively outperforms every mechanical drive on the market, all while maintaining a competitive price point.

Toshiba 500GB SSHD (MQ01ABF050H) Review

September 5, 2013 | Toshiba stirs up the market with its latest SSHD. The MQ01ABFH offers tremendous performance at a price point that's hard to ignore.

Western Digital Red 1TB 2.5inch HDD Review

September 3, 2013 | Western Digital launches NASware 2.0 and the 2.5" form factor goes Red. Take a look as we extensively test the hard drive and see how it performs.

Western Digital Slim (WD10SPCX) 1TB HDD Review

July 30, 2013 | WD strikes back with the Slim, becoming the first to offer a full terabyte of storage in the Slim 7mm Z-Height.

Seagate Laptop Ultrathin (ST500LT032) 500GB HDD Review

July 26, 2013 | The ultimate in mobility, the Laptop Ultrathin from Seagate offers the capacity and performance of larger mobile HDD's in the 5mm Z-Height.

Seagate NAS HDD (ST4000VN000) 4000GB HDD Review

June 19, 2013 | Seagate takes purpose built NAS storage to the next level with an insane 4TB capacity.

Seagate Desktop HDD .15 (ST4000DM000) 4000GB HDD Review

June 18, 2013 | Seagate takes storage capacity to the max with the Desktop HDD .15, but does it have the performance for the digital age?

Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD5000LPVT) 500GB HDD Review

May 28, 2013 | Western Digital ushers in the new generation of low power computing with Scorpio Blue hard drive. Today we have the 500GB capacity in for review.

HGST Travelstar 7K1000 1TB 2.5inch Hard Drive Review

May 23, 2013 | Class leading shock protection ushers in the new generation of mobile hard drives from HGST. Today we're reviewing the Travelstar 7K1000 1TB model.

Seagate Laptop Thin 500GB Hybrid SSHD ST500LM000 Review

May 20, 2013 | Seagate tacks on 8GB of NAND flash in its latest Hybrid SSHD, the Laptop Thin SSHD. Today we check out the 500GB model.

Hitachi Deskstar 5K4000 4TB Hard Disk Drive Review

July 27, 2012 | Hitachi GST, now part of Western Digital, has a new 4TB, 5,400 RPM drive featuring Low-power CoolSpin Technology.

Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB 10K RPM Hard Disk Drive Review

June 11, 2012 | Western Digital's Raptor was a big hit with enthusiasts until the dawn of the SSD. Can the new 1TB release resurrect this species or will solid state be an extinction level event for this iconic product?

Hitachi Touro Desk Pro 3TB HDD Review

December 20, 2011 | Hitachi's flagship desktop external drive is showcased today. With USB 3.0, backup and cloud backup standard, the Desk Pro has a lot of features.