Red Alert: WD Sued for Selling 'Inferior' SMR Hard Drives to NAS Customers
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Multiple hard drive manufacturers were caught shipping SMR drives to consumers, but only Western Digital put them in its NAS product line. That decision has won the company a class action lawsuit.
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Red Alert: WD Sued For Selling 'Inferior' SMR Hard Drives, 54% OFF
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Red Alert: WD Sued for Selling 'Inferior' SMR Hard Drives to NAS
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Red Alert: WD Sued For Selling 'Inferior' SMR Hard Drives, 54% OFF
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