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Seagate Adopts Helium For a 10TB HDD (computerworld.com)

Posted by samzenpus on from the noble-gas-to-the-rescue dept.

Lucas123 writes: Seagate has finally adopted helium as an inert gas in its data center drives and has used it to produce a 10TB HDD for cloud-based data centers. Seagate had relied on its shingled magnetic recording technology for high-capacity drives right up until its last 8TB HDD, even after WD has used helium in several iterations of its hermetically sealed, 3.5-in HDDs. The lighter-than-air helium reduces friction on platters and allows more to be used. In Seagate's new HDD, it crammed seven platters 14 heads, a 25% increase in disk density over its 8TB drive.

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  1. Hydrogen next? by Trachman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    We need to assume that hydrogen will be the next element used for cooling? Or is it the end of spinning disc era?

    Hydrogen is used, believe it or not, for generator cooling at power plants. Here is the quick link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

  2. Re:Oh yeah! by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Sealing helium in ANYTHING for a significant amount of time is pretty much impossible. Helium is a monatomic gas. These drives will leak.

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  3. Re:Oh yeah! by cheater512 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wow why wouldn't the skilled engineers at Seagate and Western Digital think of stuff like that?

    They should employ you on the spot!