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Seagate and Toshiba are reportedly competing to acquire TDK’s HDD magnetic-head business in a multibillion-dollar deal. Since TDK is Toshiba’s sole supplier, the acquisition could reshape industry competition, affect component availability, and raise concerns about supply-chain control.

Kaleidescape has introduced a 246TB all-SSD media server that can store up to 2,300 high-quality 4K movies. It supports 25 simultaneous 4K streams and uses two 123TB enterprise SSDs, though pricing remains undisclosed.

Samsung unveils the P9 and P7 portable SSDs. The P9 offers up to 4,000MB/s speeds and 8TB storage for professionals, while the P7 targets everyday users with versatile device compatibility and improved durability.

SK hynix reportedly lacks replacement SSDs for warranty claims and may offer refunds based on the original purchase price. With SSD prices rising sharply amid a storage shortage, customers may struggle to afford an equivalent replacement.

Seagate plans to start qualifying 50TB HAMR-based HDDs in late 2027, with shipments in 2028. Due to surging AI and cloud demand, most nearline drives are sold out through 2028, with allocation talks already underway for 2029.

Samsung has started mass producing its PM1763 PCIe 6.0 enterprise SSD, delivering ultra-fast speeds built specifically to streamline data transfers in AI and high-performance computing servers.

Silicon Motion executives report that since memory makers are dumping all their NAND flash into lucrative AI data centers, the retail SSD market has basically dried up. Now, desperate PC OEMs are gobbling up inventory directly from retail brand suppliers just to get by.

I'm setting up my first NAS and trying to build a reliable backup routine for my Windows 11 PC.

Right now I have around 2TB of photos, documents, and videos that I'd like to protect, and I'd prefer to automate the process instead of manually copying files every week.

I've seen a lot of recommendations for tools like FreeFileSync, Duplicati, Veeam Agent, EaseUS Todo Backup, and various NAS vendor apps, but it's hard to tell which ones people actually trust long-term.

A few things I'm trying to figure out:

• Are you using file sync or true backup software?
• Do you keep multiple file versions?
• What free solution has been the most reliable for you?
• Have you ever had to restore data from it?
• Any software you tried and eventually stopped using?

I'm less interested in feature lists and more interested in real-world experiences from people who have been backing up to a NAS for a while.

Thanks!

Huawei launched massive 61.44TB and 122.88TB SSDs designed for AI data centers. To bypass U.S. technology sanctions on high-layer 3D NAND, the company uses proprietary Die-on-Board packaging to mount more chips directly onto the PCB.

PCI-SIG released the PCIe 8.0 version 0.5 draft, targeting 1 TB/s bi-directional bandwidth by 2028. The update explores new connector technologies to overcome copper’s physical limits while maintaining backward compatibility, allowing hardware designers to begin early prototyping work.