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Next Wave Of Hard Drive Tech: Perpendicular Recording

Posted by timothy on from the dig-for-your-data dept.

angrytuna writes "New serial technologies are set to replace standard SCSI and ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) interfaces over the next two years, even as hard-disk drive manufacturers prepare for an entirely new form of bit storage. Perpendicular recording will replace longitudinal recording in storage devices, placing bits on end instead of lying them parallel on the disc surface, thus dramatically increasing the possible storage density."

3 of 380 comments (clear)

  1. a shame then by toddhunter · · Score: 5, Funny

    that there is such a crackdown on file-sharing. If they take that away from us, then whats the point of having that much space?
    I wonder which side of the debate the hard-disk manufacturers are on?

  2. Ahh, now I understand... by inode_buddha · · Score: 5, Funny

    If my drive bit is standing up, it must be hard. Ergo, hard drive.

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    C|N>K
  3. I'm not sure this will work by Call+Me+Black+Cloud · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they stand the 1's up, sure you can fit more because they're skinny. But 0's? They're wide...I don't see a significant amount of savings there...