Seagate achieves a whopping 6.9TB storage capacity per platter in its laboratory โ€” 55TB to 69TB hard drives now physically possible

Tom's Hardware 2025-11-26

Summary:

Seagate has successfully built its first 6.9TB prototype platter in its laboratory, featuring more than double the capacity of its existing hard drives. However, these ultra-dense platters aren't projected to start shipping in commercial drives until 2030.

Link:

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/seagate-achieves-a-whopping-6-9tb-storage-capacity-per-platter-in-its-laboratory-55tb-to-69tb-hard-drives-now-physically-possible

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Cybersecurity by kevin ยป Tom's Hardware

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components

Authors:

editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)

Date tagged:

11/26/2025, 13:07

Date published:

11/26/2025, 12:09