Old 12-9-2011, 09:33 PM   #1
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Default HDD capacity breakthrough

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

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...lt/#more-81238

For those too lazy to click: Sodium chloride does awesome shit. Seriously, click the link.
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Old 12-9-2011, 11:27 PM   #2
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Go pour salt on HDD:
Disappoint. :C
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Old 12-9-2011, 11:32 PM   #3
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wow interesting
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Old 12-9-2011, 11:46 PM   #4
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what would make him want to put salt in the solution rofl

neat-o discovery though could mean cheaper HDDs yay \o/
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Old 12-9-2011, 11:52 PM   #5
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what would make him want to put salt in the solution rofl
Probably did some science first before he tried


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Old 12-9-2011, 11:56 PM   #6
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or it was some freak accident which prefer to believe
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Like penicillin and artificial sweeteners, the best science is the science you **** up.
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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.
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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.


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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.
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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.
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Old 12-11-2011, 01:58 AM   #11
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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. *
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