Western Digital announces HGST-branded Ultrastar Hs14 14TB enterprise SMR HDD

Western Digital makes a damn good hard disk drive. The company's quality is legendary -- it is a popular choice for both home and the enterprise. I am currently testing one of the company's latest external offerings -- a 20TB monster sized towards home users and enthusiasts. But what about the enterprise? Don't worry, Western Digital is focused on business users too. In fact, today, it announces an enterprise hard disk drive with a massive 14TB of storage capacity! This is the largest capacity enterprise HDD ever, and follows its 12TB . Called "Ultrastar HS14," the helium-filled drive uses HGST (a subsidiary of WD)… [Continue Reading]