Am 27.10.2011 19:30, schrieb Dale: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:09:17 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: >>> On 10/27/2011 11:15 AM, Dale wrote: >>>> Howdy, >>>> >>>> I'm wanting to get a hard drive that is pretty good size. I'm looking >>>> for about 1 to 2TBs or so. Thing is, a lot of them seem to be 5900 or >>>> even 5400 rpm drives. I realize that the data on there is packed pretty >>>> tight so I want to ask a few people that may have one or more of these >>>> things a few questions. Are they as fast as a slower RPM drive? >>> I assume you meant to say "as fast as a faster RPM drive". No, of >>> course not. If we're speaking about the same capacity and amount of >>> platters, of course. If we're not, then yes, they can be as fast >>> because of the higher data density. >>> [...] > > I just wonder how much data they will be able to pack into a 3.5" drive > tho. Hmmmmm. Surely they will run out of room at some point. I mean, > the heads have got to have a little room to work with. > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
Well, then this story might cheer you up ;) http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/10/researchers-increase-hard-drive-density-sixfold-with-salt.ars Regards, Florian Philipp
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