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Terrabit Per-Square-Inch Hard Drive

Posted by timothy on from the density-is-not-a-bad-thing dept.

BitGuy writes: "Physics News Update reports that current GMR (giant magnetoresistance) harddisk technology will not achieve terrabit-per-square-inch densities. Experiments with EMR (extra-ordinary magnetoresistive), which exceeds 100Gb/in^2 have been successful in the lab. There is even a diagram of the read head if you're interested."

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  1. Next Windoze Release Delays by jjackson · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So will this set back in the expected density for hard drives delay the next release of Windoze? I would expect they are going need at least a 1.2TB/sq inch before they will beable to cram the damn thing into a 3.5" form factor.