[ale] 6TB helium filled HD

[Lightner, Jeff]

I  hope this doesn't balloon into a larger series of puns no matter how uplifting that might be.





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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Ruscetta
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 10:02 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] 6TB helium filled HD

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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