Delta Airlines saw system-wide traffic decline on slightly higher capacity, according to data released Wednesday.

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By combining HDD storage capacity with the higher performance of flash memory, a total system performance close to flash memory can be achieved with storage costs close to those of HDDs.

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In addition to the higher battery capacity clear improvements have been made to the efficiency of the drive system, resulting in a greater range.

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In addition to a higher storage capacity than past LTO generations, LTO 5 also offers new architecture features such as the LTFS file system that turn magnetic tape into a directly addressable data source, like a hard disk drive.

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Higher flash capacity also offers the possibility that the OS and applications can be stored on the flash memory allowing faster system operation and booting.

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