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4. However, in today's world, storage technology has evolved significantly. Most tech enthusiasts will tell you that HDD sacrifices speed for storage capacity, while SSD sacrifices storage capacity for data speed. Although this is entirely true, the largest capacity drive today belongs to SSD. The Samsung PM1633a is the largest capacity drive at 16TB, released in May 2017.
5. Many of you may have heard of Moore's Law, where computer power and system storage double every two years. Unfortunately, Moore's Law has ceased to apply to HDDs, as this technology has reached its physical limits. There are some methods to fix this, but rapid advancements have shifted towards SSDs.
6. Hard drive platters are made from expensive materials, such as platinum for its thermal properties and ruthenium for its conductivity. However, don't attempt to hold onto these expensive materials as they only form a very thin layer on aluminum or glass platters.
7. Contrary to what you often hear, hard drives are not airtight. However, they have filters to prevent dust in the surrounding environment from seriously affecting your data.
8. Traditional hard drives have power limits because air and power requirements restrict the number of platters a drive can contain. Various aerodynamic processes make it difficult to cram many platters into one drive, while other principles, along with power requirements, pose challenges in getting platters to spin at over 15k RPM.
(To be continued...)
