Western Digital External Hard Drive
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Western Digital's external hard drive market in 2026 is facing a significant supply crisis, with production capacity for the entire year effectively sold out due to surging AI data center demand. This has led to price increases of up to 46% for consumer storage and prioritized development of ultra-high capacity drives, such as the upcoming 40TB UltraSMR.
The following report provides a detailed analysis of these market trends, a comparison between the budget Elements and secure My Passport series, and a roadmap for Western Digital's future storage innovations.
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Western Digital Accelerates Storage Innovation for AI Era
Western Digital
At its Innovation Day 2026, Western Digital (Nasdaq: WDC) today unveiled a new customer-centric storage roadmap that reinvents the hard drive ...
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Future Market Insights
The Hard Disk Drive Market worth USD 70.1 billion in 2026 is growing at a CAGR of 5.3% to reach USD 117.5 billion by 2036.
Western Digital says 2026 HDD capacity 100% sold out ...
Reddit · r/wallstreetbets
Western Digital says 2026 HDD capacity 100% sold out, hyperscaler AI data center cloud 89% of revenue, consumer 5%, long term deals to 2028.
AI Demand Clears Out Western Digital's Hard Drive Supply ...
PCMag
“We're pretty much sold out for calendar 2026. We have firm POs [purchase orders] with our top seven customers,” Irving Tan, WD CEO, said during ...
Hard Drives Are Sold Out for 2026 – and AI Data Centers ...
Yahoo Finance
AI data centers are buying all hard drives through 2026, causing 46% price surges and 12-month delays for consumer storage upgrades.
Western Digital Announces HDD Price Hikes Effective ...
TechPowerUp
The company points to sky-high demand for all its HDD sizes as the reason for these gradual price hikes. It also cites ongoing work on cutting- ...