My NAS is running out of space and I'm looking to upgrade to larger capacities. What I am wondering is if the performance impact of SMR vs CMR would even be a factor for a simple SOHO user like me.

I was looking into new WDs, and suddenly it seemed like the prices were all over the place. The range differences had me curious about what the drive designations were all about. I am looking at WD ...

What just happened? Following controversy and multiple lawsuits over selling slower SMR disks under its Red family of NAS drives, Western Digital has announced that it's adding a new 'Red Plus' tier ...

Recently a number of the companies that produce hard drives have begun shipping models that use SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) technology rather than CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording). And some ...

Western Digital has been in hot water for months over its attempt to sell SMR hard drives into the WD Red product family. Red drives are explicitly intended for NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices, ...

Western Digital has made some changes to how it brands its WD Red Plus hard drive family after taking heat for its decision to mislabel its hard drive speeds earlier this year. At the time, individual ...