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Re:Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store t... by martyvis on Sunday June 06, 2021 @03:51AM (#27411514)
> spinning rust

As the storage medium in this new tech is graphene, do we call it "spinning coal"?

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Re:Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store t... by adrian_b on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:00AM (#27411549)
Graphene is not the storage medium.

It protects the storage medium (iron-platinum alloy), which cannot be used without a protective layer, due to corrosion and scratching risk.

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Re:Ultra-high-density hard drives made with graphene store t... by CRConrad on Sunday June 13, 2021 @04:44PM (#27496269)
Your comment brilliantly illustrates the downsides of the hype.
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