![PSA: Beware of HDD manufacturers submarining SMR technology in HDD's without any public mention - Node Operators - Storj Community Forum (official) PSA: Beware of HDD manufacturers submarining SMR technology in HDD's without any public mention - Node Operators - Storj Community Forum (official)](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/1/19caa9052afa2bc2b761ff5776411eb069ec7738.png)
PSA: Beware of HDD manufacturers submarining SMR technology in HDD's without any public mention - Node Operators - Storj Community Forum (official)
![Seagate to Expand Usage of SMR - The Evolution of HDDs in the Near Future: Speaking with Seagate CTO, Mark Re Seagate to Expand Usage of SMR - The Evolution of HDDs in the Near Future: Speaking with Seagate CTO, Mark Re](https://images.anandtech.com/doci/10218/seagate_hdd_areal_emerging_smr.png)
Seagate to Expand Usage of SMR - The Evolution of HDDs in the Near Future: Speaking with Seagate CTO, Mark Re
![foone on Twitter: "and it's also using the (much-maligned) SMR: Shingled Magnetic Recording. The idea is that you overlap your tracks (like roof shingles) so that you can put them closer together. foone on Twitter: "and it's also using the (much-maligned) SMR: Shingled Magnetic Recording. The idea is that you overlap your tracks (like roof shingles) so that you can put them closer together.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdDtSq1U4AAxMoR.png)
foone on Twitter: "and it's also using the (much-maligned) SMR: Shingled Magnetic Recording. The idea is that you overlap your tracks (like roof shingles) so that you can put them closer together.
![Dropbox begins shift to high-efficiency Western Digital Shingled Magnetic Recording disks | TechCrunch Dropbox begins shift to high-efficiency Western Digital Shingled Magnetic Recording disks | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-160000853.jpg)
Dropbox begins shift to high-efficiency Western Digital Shingled Magnetic Recording disks | TechCrunch
![Western Digital & Others admit drives use shingled magnetic recording, including WD 2TB-6TB Red NAS - YouTube Western Digital & Others admit drives use shingled magnetic recording, including WD 2TB-6TB Red NAS - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QIeXOS-izMU/maxresdefault.jpg)