Disk drives to stop shrinking

No_Style · Jan 12, 2005, 11:23 PM

For hard-drive makers, getting small is becoming a passing fad.

While consumers have gone bonkers for music players and other sleek devices sporting tiny hard drives, disk drive companies say there's little room, and even less desire, for further reducing the size of the drive platters--the silver disks that spin around and hold data.

Since the platters constitute a substantial portion of the overall volume of the drive, this means a ceiling looms for shrinking drive sizes and potential increased competition from flash memory.

"The disk drive is not going to get much smaller," said Jim Porter, an analyst at Disk/Trend.
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Geminiwave · Jan 13, 2005, 07:10 AM

not completely accurate. Some companies still feel the need to shrink the size

HOW BOUT DEM APPLES?!

Callandor · Jan 13, 2005, 09:04 AM

So much for my dream of "An ultra light rig" to lug around easily when I'm going for LAN parties and such.

CDsDontBurn · Jan 13, 2005, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Geminiwave

not completely accurate. Some companies still feel the need to shrink the size

HOW BOUT DEM APPLES?!

Thats insaenly small! Apple always comes out w/all the neat stuff first, then PC comes w/it out a little while later (e.g. USB and FireWire)

kelston · Jan 13, 2005, 10:10 AM

Nothing should ever get that small.

Look at all the futuristic sci-fi movies. No one is ever playing video games in the future. What the hell is that? If everything getting small chips in them = no games, then screw that future.

**dj_stick** · Jan 13, 2005, 01:27 PM

i think they're talking about the really small hdd… ie the 1.8" drives in mp3 players

Geminiwave · Jan 13, 2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

Thats insaenly small! Apple always comes out w/all the neat stuff first, then PC comes w/it out a little while later (e.g. USB and FireWire)

apple didnt design it...hitachi did.

OHHH i get it you mean from the thing I said "How bout dem apples" its just a saying. I'm not making reference to the company.

It would be really cool to see them make the ipod mini be the size of the ipod shuffle with that little HDD there.

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No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Disk drives to stop shrinking For hard-drive makers, getting small is becoming a passing fad. While consumers have gone bonkers for music players and other sleek devices sporting tiny hard drives, disk drive companies say there's little room, and even less desire, for further reducing the size of the drive platters--the silver disks that spin around and hold data. Since the platters constitute a substantial portion of the overall volume of the drive, this means a ceiling looms for shrinking drive sizes and potential increased competition from flash memory. "The disk drive is not going to get much smaller," said Jim Porter, an analyst at Disk/Trend. _______________ Read More/Source: C\|Net Tech News __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

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Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	not completely accurate. Some companies still feel the need to shrink the size HOW BOUT DEM APPLES?! __________________

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Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,250 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	So much for my dream of "An ultra light rig" to lug around easily when I'm going for LAN parties and such. __________________

Jan 13, 2005, 10:10 AM	#5
kelston HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bayside, NY USA Posts: 360 Rep Power: 0	Nothing should ever get that small. Look at all the futuristic sci-fi movies. No one is ever playing video games in the future. What the hell is that? If everything getting small chips in them = no games, then screw that future.