SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording) drives sound like an exciting development. With SSDs coming down in price, and by combining SSDs with these SMR disks it could mean a it's a really powerful memory store.
I know that my requirements for storage has multiplied considerably in the last few years, and archiving and backup is one of the challenges to fulfil.
I can imagine using these drives to store video, and then, on demand, moving the video files to a faster delivery system to cope with the read speeds necessary.
Most data I have is archived for a reason, but rarely accessed. It's only the most recent data that's accessed regularly. I'm looking forward to trying one of these disks in a few months. I think i'll wait until there's more on the market and there's been some reviews.
Seagate, using its new shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology to cram more data into fewer platters, is preparing to launch an 8TB hard drive priced at just $260. For that low-low price (just over 3 cents per gig!) you get a three-year warranty and very low power consumption — but certainly not performance. This 8TB drive is all about long-term storage and backups — pair it with a new SSD like the Samsung 850 Pro or 850 Evo and you’d have a very flexible, cost-effective storage setup. Hard Drives Getting Bigger and Cheaper per Gig [extremetech.com]
