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Technology Stocks : Seagate Technology
STX 275.39-1.7%Dec 31 4:00 PM EST
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To: Frodo Baxter who wrote (3969)10/31/1997 9:26:00 AM
From: roger held  Read Replies (2) of 7841
 
Lawrence,

Number of platters only addresses the TPI (tracks per inch) portion of areal density. SEG has, through the electronics, also increased the DTR (data transfer rate)and BPI (bits per inch). Thus even with the same number of platters, the drive has higher areal density, thus higher performance. Yes, the GB/platter is the same, but SEG still has higher areal density.

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