Storage manufacturer HGST on Thursday demonstrated a helium-filled hard drive enclosure. This platform will let HGST design seven-platter drives in a standard 3.5-inch form factor. The company currently has five-platter drives in that form factor. With the added capacity two more platters offer, a helium-filled enclosure will improve the total cost of ownership of such a device in various areas, HGST said. “It is extremely difficult technically for an air-based drive to achieve the same capacity points that we can achieve with helium,” said Brendan Collins, HGST’s vice president of marketing.
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Helium-Filled Hard Drives Lift Performance
Posted by: Richard Adhikari September 13, 2012 11:40 AMStorage manufacturer HGST on Thursday demonstrated a helium-filled hard drive enclosure. This platform will let HGST design seven-platter drives in a standard 3.5-inch form factor. The company currently has five-platter drives in that form factor. With the added capacity two more platters offer, a helium-filled enclosure will improve the total cost of ownership of such a device in various areas, HGST said. “It is extremely difficult technically for an air-based drive to achieve the same capacity points that we can achieve with helium,” said Brendan Collins, HGST’s vice president of marketing.