Seagate: data rate: 125MB/s

"Seagate Technology today announced that its scientists have broken new ground in the field of magnetic data storage by demonstrating areal densities of over 100Gb/in2 (gigabits per square inch) using perpendicular recording technology. This “vertical” move has also enabled record performance data rates of up to 125MB/s.
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Using industry-standard test procedures, Seagate has achieved a recording density in Perpendicular Recording of 100Gb/in2, at 700kbpi by 143ktpi and over 330Mb/s. This is the highest areal density reported to date for Perpendicular Recording systems and represents a significant advance in the state of the art over the previous record of 60Gb/in2.
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Perpendicular recording will ensure that continued progress in disc drive capacity and performance will be made well into the future. Seagate anticipates implementing perpendicular recording within its products perhaps as early as calendar year 2004.
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