How to tell if a new HDD is SMR or CMR

What?

People are still using Hard Drives?

Compumind said:

What?

People are still using Hard Drives?

Only the smarter ones.

TV2 said:

It is interesting that my 5GB drive does not show up on any of these lists. I wonder if it was binned?

5GB !
I'm partying like it's 1996!!

Compumind said:

What?

People are still using Hard Drives?

How much are 10TB SSDs these days?

Ghot said:

Here... you owe me $5 for going through this whole list.

List of WD CMR and SMR hard drives (HDD) – NAS Compares


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Drive up to MA and I'll buy you a Sam Adams!

Ghot said:

At the bottom of the page at your link... is a link to this...

The actual CMR/SMR list.
I can't find a way to "search" or sort that list. Seems ya just have to scroll through.
Even though the link says WD drives... the list has all brands of drives.

List of WD CMR and SMR hard drives (HDD) – NAS Compares

In Firefox I used the Edit > "Find in this page" search tool for "5TB" to find it.
Easy cause it's an odd girl.

TV2 said:

In Firefox I used the Edit > "Find in this page" search tool for "5TB" to find it.
Easy cause it's an odd girl.

That's a new one on me. That's one of those things I always... just ignored.
I can imagine it comes in handy, at times.

TV2 said:

In Firefox I used the Edit > "Find in this page" search tool for "5TB" to find it.
Easy cause it's an odd girl.

Ctrl-F does the same in FireFox.