I compiled a list of 167 hard disk drives worth buying - here are six things I found out

From 8TB becoming the new baseline to 30TB+ models, this is where the HDD market is heading

• Hard drives still matter where capacity, cost efficiency and durability outweigh raw speed
• Most modern hard drives are built for data centers, servers and specialized storage roles
• Consumer hard drives are now rare, while enterprise, NAS and video drives dominate