[ale] 6TB helium filled HD

[Jim Kinney]

Bwahahaha!
On Jan 29, 2014 9:59 AM, "Aaron Ruscetta" <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:

> I guess the helium could lighten the data load, but doesn't
> make all the audio files sound high pitched and wierd?  ;-)
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Acmemicro has these new monsters in stock.
> >
> > I think the use of helium as a filler gas makes sense. However, He is
> VERY
> > "leaky". It can escape from elastomeric seals . So I'm concerned of the
> > longevity of the He in the platter cavity.
> >
> > Rebuilding RAID5/6 array of these drives is going to be long. They are
> 6Gbps
> > enterprise SATA 3 (SAS soon I hope) so they should be ready anything I
> can
> > throw at them.
> >
> > At $800+ each I won't be getting any soon :-(
> >
> > Still want one (or six :-)
> >
> >
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