What is the difference between SMR and CMR Hard Drives?

Choosing Between CMR and SMR Technology in Hard Drives What are SMR Drives? Shingled magnetic recording (SMR) is a magnetic storage data recording technology used in hard disk drives (HDDs) to increase storage density and overall per-drive storage capacity. SMR drives are sometimes called “Archive Drives” because these drives are mostly used for applications where Data is stored for heavy
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