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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. Terrabit??? by bioart · · Score: 4, Funny


    Hmm... I wonder how they got dirt and the like to such high density... did they mean Terabit?

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    1. Re:Terrabit??? by I+Am+Cromulus · · Score: 2, Funny

      Poor spelling angers Cromulus.

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  2. hm.... by elmegil · · Score: 2, Funny
    Terrabit....is that what I'm going to feel when I get to play Doom III?

    OH, you maybe meant "Terabit". As in "a trillion bits". This has been your obligatory spelling flame.

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  3. Who makes up these names? by Anomolous+Cow+Herd · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... current GMR (giant magnetoresistance) harddisk technology will not achieve terrabit-per-square-inch densities. Experiments with EMR (extra-ordinary magnetoresistive)...

    I'm not buying another one until it comes with Super Duper Magnetoresistance.

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    1. Re:Who makes up these names? by Xenographic · · Score: 2, Funny

      At least it wasn't Extra-sensory Resistance (ESR) ... Though the thought of a psychic HD is a little disturbing... OTOH, it could probably do cacheing a lot better & maybe even improve download times by knowing what you wanted in advance... :]

    2. Re:Who makes up these names? by philovivero · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeh! Who makes up these names? I mean seriously?

      TERRAbit? What next? Venutiabit? Martiabit? Jupitabit?

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  4. In other news by isorox · · Score: 1, Funny

    After this amazing news about GMR not supporting Terabit/square inch densities, slashdot reports that pigs *cannot* fly, and bill gates *isnt* poor.

  5. Just have to compromise then... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Physics News Update reports that current GMR (giant magnetoresistance) harddisk technology will not achieve terrabit-per-square-inch"

    Don't worry, 999 Gb will do me fine.

  6. After GMR and EMR, what's next? by Speare · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

    After that, comes IMR (improbable magnetoresistive) where the Library of Congress fits in a square inch.

    Finally, new advancements in subatomic physics leads to LMR (ludicrous magnetoresistive), giving more bits of storage than there are atoms on the platter. The "flavor" and "color" of each quark are directly manipulated and sampled by the drive head.

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    1. Re:After GMR and EMR, what's next? by Erris · · Score: 4, Funny
      Finally, new advancements in subatomic physics leads to LMR (ludicrous magnetoresistive), giving more bits of storage than there are atoms on the platter. The "flavor" and "color" of each quark are directly manipulated and sampled by the drive head.

      I'm afraid you jumped directly to plaid.

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  7. It's 6.4516 square-centimeters by jb_nizet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Common, when will you FINALLY adopt standards?
    When you finally do, I'll go drink a pint of beer and a eat a pound of cheese at the pub, two yards from here ;-)

    JB

    1. Re:It's 6.4516 square-centimeters by distributed.karma · · Score: 4, Funny
      Common, when do you adopt proper spelling of "come on"?

      Besides, the USA is progressing towards the metric system, inch by inch, so not to worry.

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  8. New Slashdot poll by Aceticon · · Score: 4, Funny
    I sugest a poll for the name of the mangnetoresistance effect that will come after giant magnetoresistance and extra-ordinary magnetoresistance:
    1. Even-more-extra-ordinary magnetoresistance
    2. Unbelievable magnetoresistance
    3. Bloody-incredible magnetoresistance
    4. All-powerfull magnetoresistance
    5. Cowboy Neal
  9. The great units debate by theMightyE · · Score: 1, Funny
    Let's try to clear this up once and for all. Nintendo is based out of Japan which uses the metric system, ergo Nintendo is metric. Therefore the proper units are not 'tera/terra' etc., but are as follows:

    magnetoresistance
    Super magnetoresistance
    magnetoresistance 64
    GMR Cube

    We now return you to your regularly scheduled pedantic flamewar...

  10. I don't get it either! by newerbob · · Score: 2, Funny
    Why not have "news" stories that say "10 GHz processors not here yet" or "2048 x 1460 LCD displays not yet ready?"

    And I got all excited when I saw that headline! "Finally," I thought, "now there'll be space to store all my pr0n!"

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  11. Giant MR? Extraordinary MR? by Caraig · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm waiting for LUDICROUS MR!

    Pass me those plaid HDD lights for my case....

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  12. Re:Limits by SavingPrivateNawak · · Score: 1, Funny

    You won't need it locally.

    Extraordinary-Internet (EI) will be there to deliver all-you-can-eat instantaneously