Nanotube Lube Replenishment for Massive Drives 144
PetManimal writes "Techworld reports that Seagate has just patented something called 'Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording,' which features nanotechnology and could lead to a 1.46TB 2.5-in. drive. The article says 'Storing data properly in extremely small areas requires the magnetic material to be heated during the writing phase, but this causes the lubricant film deposited on top of the magnetized recording layer to evaporate. Seagate's patent resolves this problem by having a reservoir inside the disk casing that contains nanotube-based lubricant. Some of this is periodically pumped out as a vapor and deposited on the surface of the disk, replenishing the evaporated lubricant.'"
Precisely timed warranties (Score:4, Insightful)
so what happens when... (Score:2, Insightful)
Hard drive manufacturers are idiots. (Score:5, Insightful)
We need FASTER access times.
We need multiple read/write heads.
Re:Correct me if I'm wrong... (Score:3, Insightful)
Remind me to tell that to my DEC RA82 I have at home.
Re:Drives needing lube? (Score:4, Insightful)
King Gillette would be proud.