NVMe drive hits $249 as Gen 5 gear pushes prices down

As PCIe Gen 5 SSDs start to flood the market with faster numbers and eye-watering thermals, Gen 4 gear like the WD_BLACK SN7100 is becoming a proper steal. The 4TB model is now going for just $249.99 on Amazon, slipping under the previous low of $269.99.

Kingston still king for now

Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.

Celebrates 20 years of My Passport

Western Digital has announced a special version of its WD My Passport drive to celebrate the 20th anniversary, the WD My Passport Ultra 20th Emerald Anniversary Edition.

Reaching up to 32TB

Western Digital has announced that it has started shipping the world's highest capacity UltraSMR HDDs, reaching 32TB, and coming with energy-assisted PMR (ePMR) recording technology for hyperscalers, CSPs, and enterprises. In addition, the company is also shipping the world's highest-capacity ePMR CMR HDD with up to 26 TB for enterprise and channel customers.

Western Digital must pay a fine, for stealing patents, oh what a crime! They took what wasn't theirs, you see, now they owe a hefty fee!

Western Digital has been ordered to pay over $262 million in damages for infringing on patents held by Austrian physicist Dieter Suess.

Peaks at up to 7200MB/s

Western Digital has rather silently added an 8GB version of its WD Black SN850X SSD, which now sells in both standard and heatsink options for $849 and $899, respectively.

Japan's Kioxia talks stalled

Western Digital is to spin off its flash memory business after talks of merging the unit with Japan's Kioxia stalled. 

SK Hynix did not want it to happen

Negotiations to merge Western Digital's semiconductor memory business and Japan's Kioxia Holdings have been abandoned.

One to have for those new gaming handhelds

Western Digital has unveiled its new WD_BLACK SN770M NVMe SSD, an M.2 2230 form-factor SSD aimed at new handheld consoles like the Valve Steam deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and others.

Didn’t live up to the marketing

Western Digital has been sued by a California resident who claims the solid state drive he bought from the manufacturer was defective and that the storage slinger shipped kit that didn't live up to its marketing promises.