Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Seagate Technology -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JoeBiker who wrote (3998)	11/3/1997 10:26:00 PM
From: BBoron	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7841

Anyone know any detail concerning SEG looking to find a head supplier for their drives? What are the pros/cons of this action? Brian

To: JoeBiker who wrote (3998)	11/3/1997 10:48:00 PM
From: Frodo Baxter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7841

Thanks for your always cogent explanations. If you'd please, I'd like your thoughts on what is tougher to do, increasing the tpi or increasing the bpi?

To: JoeBiker who wrote (3998)	11/4/1997 1:45:00 AM
From: Gus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7841

JoeBiker: This would only be true if Seagate is "short-stroking" the drive, thus using less of the usable area of each surface (the outside, where performance is higher), and making up for the capacity loss with greater areal density. This is not a common technique..." Is this what you mean by "short-stroking?" Thanks in advance. Seagate engineered its second-generation improvements by an unusual shift: switching to 3-inch platters. Smaller platters held the key to both the performance gains and the power reduction. "We loaded the head-disk assembly with 3-inch platters instead of 3.5-inch disks," Thibodeau said. "That reduces the mass and windage, which lets us cut power consumption. It also effectively shortens the stroke, since we don't have to go over the whole surface of a 3.5-inch disk." Seagate's 'Cheetah' makes generational leap techweb.cmp.com Gus

To: JoeBiker who wrote (3998)	11/5/1997 1:26:00 AM
From: roger held	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7841

Joe, When I say "number of platters", I was referring to GB/platter, meaning that a DD maker is going to try to hit "X" capacity with "Y" platters. I think in a technical sense you definitely described it better in your last paragraph. I've got just enough technical knowledge to be dangerous. Although, you can also say that if Brand B can't hit the highest TPI, then the solution os to get extra umph from the BPI (sort of a half empty/half full way of looking at it). Regards,