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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. It's terabit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    With one 'r'.

    Can't you even get THAT right?

    1. Re:It's terabit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

      Tera! NOT Terra! Again. http://slashdot.org/articles/02/05/25/2022250.shtm l?tid=127

  2. Fat Muthafucka MR and Fucking Monstrous MR by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I'm not buying another drive till we get to the FMMR level.