WD Addresses SMR Controversy With New Red Plus Hard Drives
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Western Digital adds “Red Plus” branding for non-SMR hard drives
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Western Digital Introduces the Red Plus HDDs, Using the Plus Branding to Specify Which HDDs Use the Slower SMR technology!
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