HDD capacity breakthrough

[supermousie]

Well, since this place isn't getting much any activity, I'll just post this.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/hard-drive-space-salt/#more-81238

For those too lazy to click: Sodium chloride does awesome shit. Seriously, click the link.

[Emithith]

Go pour salt on HDD:
Disappoint. :C

[V-Ormix]

wow interesting

[who_cares973]

what would make him want to put salt in the solution rofl

neat-o discovery though could mean cheaper HDDs yay \o/

[hi19hi19]

what would make him want to put salt in the solution rofl

Probably did some science first before he tried


just sayin

[who_cares973]

or it was some freak accident which prefer to believe

[supermousie]

Like penicillin and artificial sweeteners, the best science is the science you **** up.

[Ghakimx]

Heard of it a few weeks back (Well hey I live in the country that did it). Was thinking about taking an old HDD and pouring salt all over just to see whether or not I get free extra space.

[Izzi]

Heard of it a few weeks back (Well hey I live in the country that did it). Was thinking about taking an old HDD and pouring salt all over just to see whether or not I get free extra space.

Just got to write some new HDD drivers and you will be overflowing with space.


what would make him want to put salt in the solution rofl

neat-o discovery though could mean cheaper HDDs yay \o/
Cheaper to produce higher space HD's, but I feel like marketing would still keep the prices high, if not higher than they are now just because of new technology.

[Ghakimx]

They raise the price of HDDs just because of newer technology? What? May as well sell it higher and then throw in a free bag of salt.

[fido123]

It's more than just sprinkling salt on a hardrive platter. There was R&D, new proccess to make the disks, new BIOS on the HDD's chip; mostly the R&D though. New technologies always go down in price but start high when it's new to pay for app that stuff. *