Seagate's Second Gen Mach.2 Drives Are as Fast as SATA SSDs
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They are officially the world's fastest hard drives.
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Seagate claims Mach.2-enabled Exos 2X18 is the world's fastest
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Seagate EXOS Mach.2 2×18 Hard Drive – Should You Buy? – NAS Compares
Seagate manufactures hard drives that specifically address the needs of the hyperscale storage market. The Exos 2X14 enterprise dual-actuator hard drive utilizes MACH.2 technology enabling up to 2x the performance of an enterprise single-actuator 3.5-inch hard drive.
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Seagate Exos 2X14 ST14000NM0081 - Hard drive - 14 TB - internal - SAS 12Gb/s - 7200 rpm - buffer: 256 MB
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PC Gaming Drives
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Seagate MACH 2 and HAMR Explained - 500MBs Hard Drives
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Seagate EXOS Mach.2 2×18 Hard Drive – Should You Buy? – NAS Compares
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Seagate lists the Mach.2 Exos 2X14, its first dual-actuator HDD
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Seagate MACH.2 Multi Actuator Tech Enables 480MB/s HDDs
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Seagate EXOS Mach.2 2×18 Hard Drive – Should You Buy? – NAS Compares
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Ediloca EN206 2TB SSD M.2 SATA 3D NAND TLC, M.2 2280
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