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The good news is HAMR drops next year, and that will substantially lower prices.
WD has all but said they will not be able to answer HAMR next year, and will have to compete on cost with smaller drives.
And Toshiba and HGST have been silent.
All that adds up to Seagate getting to 32-40TB next year, and the rest of the players having to slash prices so buyers can get two drives and save a lot.