ylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agoNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhardware@lemmy.ml
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comylai@lemmy.ml to datahoarder@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhardware@lemmy.ml
minus-squarechiisana@lemmy.chiisana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoToo bad it sounds like they’re SMR drives. Else it might be fun to shuck them for SFF servers.
minus-squareFuck spez@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI doubt think these are even SATA, anyway. The last WD 2.5" external drive I opened up had its micro USB 3.x connector attached directly to the PCB, right where you’d expect an actual disk controller interface to be.
Too bad it sounds like they’re SMR drives. Else it might be fun to shuck them for SFF servers.
I doubt think these are even SATA, anyway. The last WD 2.5" external drive I opened up had its micro USB 3.x connector attached directly to the PCB, right where you’d expect an actual disk controller interface to be.