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The Limits To Perpendicular Recording

peterkern writes "Samsung has a new hard drive and says it can now store 667 GB on one disk, which comes out to be about 739 Gb/sq. in. That is more than five times the density when perpendicular recording was introduced back in 2006, and it is getting close to the generally expected soft limit of 1 Tb/sq. in. It's great that we can now store 2 TB on one hard drive and that 3-TB hard drives are already feasible. But how far can it go? It appears that the hard drive industry may start talking about heat-assisted magnetic recording again, soon."

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  1. Get Perpendicular by Jazz-Masta · · Score: 4, Funny

    A simple video to explain perpendicular recording!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb_PyKuI7II

  2. Re:Heat-assisted magnetic recording? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    When the only tool you have is a HAMR, everything looks like a nail.

    I nailed your mom last night, perpendicularly.

  3. Re:Heat-assisted magnetic recording? by QuantumRiff · · Score: 2, Funny

    No..
    When the only tool you have is a Hammer, every problem looks like a hell of a lot of fun....

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  4. Re:Stop Making It Bigger. Start Making It Faster! by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    That what she said.

    only visa versa..

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  5. Re:Stop Making It Bigger. Start Making It Faster! by toastar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop making it bigger! Start making it faster!

    What about harder and stronger?

  6. Or the Murphy version by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem requires a screwdriver.

    1. Re:Or the Murphy version by Conditioner · · Score: 2, Funny

      when the only tool is to get hammered. then everything you see gets nailed

  7. Re:Stop Making It Bigger. Start Making It Faster! by TeknoHog · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's what She SaiD.

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  8. Re:TEA is unreadable. by h00manist · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is the internet. Facts, spelling, and concepts are all optional.

    Nah. TEA is unreadable. Especially the leaves.

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  9. Re:Heat-assisted magnetic recording? by cgenman · · Score: 3, Funny

    My laptop's hard drive already utilizes heat-assisted magnetic erasing, though it tends to work on an entire drive at a time.

  10. Re:Heat-assisted magnetic recording? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The HAMR is my penis.

  11. 739 Gb/sq.in. by Mojo66 · · Score: 2, Funny
    739 Gb/sq.in. equals

    106416 Gb/sq.ft.
    957744 GB/sq.yd
    2966707814400 Gb/sq.mile

    It also equals
    1.145452290904 GB/sq.mm
    114.5452290904 GB/sq.cm
    1145452.290904 GB/sq.m
    1145452290904 GB/sq.km

  12. Re:Stop Making It Bigger. Start Making It Faster! by countertrolling · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...zipping up the 1000 files into 1 compressed file...

    Yeah, that way you can corrupt a thousand files for the price of one.

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  13. Re:Hard drive are gone, floppy style by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    thank you

    As for sexconder:
    you sir lack a lot of vision

    (call it, ssd, megaholostorage or zygmatwat I couldn't care less, storage will reach very fast speed and ram won't be necessary, if you think that's dumb, technology might not be a good field for you to work in...)