Perpendicular recording technology

Seagate is shipping what it claims is the industry's first 2.5in notebook PC drive built on perpendicular recording technology.
Perpendicular recording stands data bits on end on the disc, rather than flat to the surface as with existing longitudinal recording, to deliver improved levels of hard drive data density and capacity.
The enhanced data orientation also increases drive performance without increasing spin speed by allowing more bits to pass under the drive head in the same amount of time
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is today announcing new advancements to a 100-year-old magnetic recording technology that will set the stage for ultra-high capacities such as a 20-gigabyte(a) Microdrive or a one terabyte 3.5-inch hard drive.

And to think I was awed by an ad announcing the release of a 500 GB hard drive by Seagate and didn't know what to do with an 80 GB Hard Drive about 2 years ago...:-)The speed at which technology is advancing,it's frightening.

posted by Uma Damle @ 9:15 AM