6TB helium-filled hard drives bump capacity, decrease power use

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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