{
  "id": 17994,
  "title": "Seagate aims to launch 50TB HAMR hard drives in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/seagate-aims-to-launch-50tb-hamr-hard-drives-in-2027",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-07-30T19:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechSpot",
    "slug": "techspot",
    "url": "https://www.techspot.com/news/113301-seagate-looking-launch-50tb-hamr-hard-disk-drives.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seagate, the leading HDD manufacturer, aims to launch 50TB HAMR hard drives in 2027, according to the company's latest earnings call. The technology, known as heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), allows for unprecedented storage densities, with current models already capable of 44TB. The new 50TB drives will be based on Mozaic 5+, a third-generation HAMR technology set to hit the market later in 2027. Seagate's CFO, Gianluca Romano, revealed that the company is on track to achieve storage densities of over 5TB per platter, enabling single drives to hold more than 50TB of storage capacity. This development is crucial for AI hyperscalers and cloud service providers, who require large amounts of cold storage for AI models and data. Seagate's positive fourth-quarter results for fiscal year 2026, with $3.6 billion in revenue, demonstrate the growing demand for HDDs in the AI and cloud sectors.",
  "summary": "According to Seagate CFO Gianluca Romano, the US company is on track to achieve a storage density of more than 5TB per platter. In layman's terms, Seagate should soon be able to sell individual HDDs containing ten 5TB+ platters, resulting in more than 50TB of storage capacity on a single... Read Entire Article",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}