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See how the hard drives are mounted back-to-back? I'm guessing that is designed to cancel the mechanical noise by putting the drives 180deg out of phase from e

by gstar 18y ago

See how the hard drives are mounted back-to-back? I'm guessing that is designed to cancel the mechanical noise by putting the drives 180deg out of phase from each other, extending the life of the drives. I believe that is patented (by Avid?) and that might be why Google was cagey about releasing specs.

eli 18y ago
I don't follow, if it's patented then didn't they already release the important details in the patent application?
- e1ven 18y ago
  I believe the implication is that "If it's patented by someone else, Google may have to pay if it comes out that they are using this technique"