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		RainyDayTmrw 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Seagate gets its long-awaited HAMR tech into $600 ... Do these drives have any unusual performance characteristics, like shingled magnetic recording (SMR) has?

dent9 7 months ago | [–]

No. I have five of the 28TB drives and they're fine.

barchar 7 months ago | | [–]

No, not really. Definitely not on the level SMR drives do

abracadaniel 7 months ago | [–]

I wonder about heat buildup during sustained writes.

rbanffy 7 months ago | [–]

If it's filled with helium, it might help a bit, as helium conducts heat better than air.

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