Disk Hardware FAQ

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	What are the most important new disk drive technologies? FAQ: - Consider the impact of 1TB hard disk drives, 2.5-inch high-performance drives, hybrid drives, as well as technologies such as perpendicular recording, secure erase and encryption.
	Are SAS disks a good investment? FAQ: - In the near term, SAS won't make much of a dent in the high-end Fibre Channel drive market, but SAS may displace Fibre Channel deployments in the mid- and entry-market price bands.

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