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"the main issue being finding a way to reliably keep the helium from leaking out of the devices" http://gizmodo.com/5943238/helium+filled-hard-disks-less-drag-

by jmpe 13y ago

"the main issue being finding a way to reliably keep the helium from leaking out of the devices" http://gizmodo.com/5943238/helium+filled-hard-disks-less-drag-more-storage http://gizmodo.com/5943238/helium+filled-hard-disks-less-dra... I don't think it took them 10 years to figure it out. It's probably only now that the cost is justifiable when compared to other techniques that increase capacity.

Create 13y ago
The problem with Helium, that it is small: therefore even glass acts as a porous sponge from that point of view. Helium will inevitably diffuse and leak through over time.
- jmpe 13y ago
  So you think this isn't a viable step or you have doubts about the long term?