A sample of over 5,000 drives reveals one problem with new HDDs

By Jonny Evans · Engadget · Sunday, 8 November 2026 at 21:45 (22h ago) · Original article ↗

HDDs may not be as in-demand as the faster SSDs, but they're still plenty popular thanks to their low cost. And yet, this sample study reveals the big issue.

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