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I found this 16_TB_HDD being advertised on the well-knowniest shopping site which claims it is a 16 TB HDD, and I wondered: is this even real? Can such a small frame really house 16_TerraBytes? It doesn't even claim to be an SSD!!

So, my question is: Is this technically even possible ???, or even smaller versions, like 8TB or 2TB?

Follow-ups:

  • does it have a SATA connection so it could be an internal drive in a laptop?
  • if not, then what type of connector does it have?
  • what would be the largest HDD that could used as an internal drive in a laptop, so 7mm and 2,5 inch?

What makes me suspect it's a scam is the price of 70 euros...

If need be, just ask & I'll post the link (if that isn't against site rules) You can find it by doing an image search in Google or Tineye.com

P.S. Not asking for recommendations as to brands or products.

Giacomo1968
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GngrWtch
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Assuming that's a USB Type-C port in front, the device in your photo is far too narrow to fit a 2.5" HDD inside. Instead, it seems to be a portable SSD – in fact it's shaped exactly like it's supposed to hold an M.2 SSD module inside.

(I don't know if this particular one is sealed or if it can be opened up; there are devices exactly like yours but sold as "USB M.2 enclosure" that come empty and you're meant to install your own storage module, and their capacity would be whatever M.2 module you install.)

I did find several 8TB NVMe M.2 modules on sale, so it's not "beyond impossible" that 16TB modules could exist (after all, it used to be impossible for a microSD card to hold 1GB and now they hold 1TB) – and a sealed "portable SSD" doesn't have to use M.2, it could cram a lot of flash storage directly on the main board like USB sticks do.

But if such SSDs existed they would not be cheap, judging by current 8TB prices. So if the product you found only costs 3 digits, I'd strongly suspect it's either fake or bottom-tier quality.

grawity
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