Hard drives with 4K sectors instead of current 512B sectors →
AnandTech explains why Western Digital is manufacturing hard drives with larger sectors (4K) instead of the current standard 512B sectors.
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AnandTech explains why Western Digital is manufacturing hard drives with larger sectors (4K) instead of the current standard 512B sectors.
