[dbalan]

HGST is sadly just WD now.

[ksec]

I dont think that is the case, as in they are not mixed up in production and sold with different Brand.

They try to get rid of the HGST brand but failed. And had to go back to HGST branding specifically for HDD coming from the acquired HGST Factory.

i.e AFAIK HGST is still HGST.

[hinkley]

And Audi is just Volkswagen. Except it isn’t (Audi tech shows up on VW when it reaches economies of scale, eg DSG gearboxes ~12 years ago)

Is HGST still a separate department or “just” their luxury brand now?

[freeone3000]

It's still a separate factory making separate drives. This line even uses a different storage controller. But this is also true for luxury ranges, in general, so you may be asking for too fine of a distinction. (Their usual luxury range is the WD Red, however.)

[robhu]

A luxury range where they occasionally sneak shingled drives in without telling you https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/04/14/wd-red-nas-drives-shin...

[hinkley]

Which is why I asked. That sounds like the sort of thing that happens when it's just a label instead of a division.