Hard disk material

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Tue Nov 25 14:53:02 CST 2008


William Blair wrote:
>> That claim of some drums operating at 75,000rpm has to be a typo... 
>> I can believe 7500 - but 75,000? Ouch!
> 
> Eckert once made the claim that, “laboratory models have been operated in excess of 75,000 rpm.”  That's probably where they got that. 

God help them if a drum comes apart at that speed.  I doubt the casing 
would hold together.

Peace...  Sridhar


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