Some papers at the conference projected that HAMR recording could take magnetic recording densities to perhaps 6 Tb per square inch (Tbpsi).

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With the announcement of heat assisted magnetic (HAMR) recording products by 2014 a few weeks ago Seagate could produce thin (7 or even 5 mm thick) 5, 400 RPM hybrid HDDs with storage capacities of 1 TB within the next couple of years.

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The conference included many papers on various aspects and issues in energy assisted magnetic recording (HAMR is one version of this) as well as a technology called shingled magnetic recording where magnetic recorded tracks are written offset from each other giving a higher track density and thus more storage capacity.

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