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Re:6TB helium-filled hard drives bump capacity, decrease pow... by jmpe on Monday November 04, 2013 @09:22AM (#6668626)
"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-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.

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Re:6TB helium-filled hard drives bump capacity, decrease pow... by Create on Monday November 04, 2013 @12:09PM (#6669711)
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.

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Re:6TB helium-filled hard drives bump capacity, decrease pow... by jmpe on Monday November 04, 2013 @04:24PM (#6671279)
So you think this isn't a viable step or you have doubts about the long term?
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