6TB is lighter than the 5TB product baffles us
Perhaps thinner head arms, thinner base on chassis and slightly thinner platters so as to fit an extra platter in?
WD has upped its 3.5-inch Black and Red Pro drives to the 6TB capacity level, adding 5TB and 6TB variants to the existing product ranges, which previously topped out at 4TB. The Black drive is a 3.5-inch drive for desktop, workstation and gaming use. The 5 and 6TB capacity products get doubled cache at 128MB and can be up to …