Take a moment to consider that next CD or DVD-ROM drive upgrade. If you thought it could damage your PC – or even your person – would you go slow?
Consumers like to buy the latest, swiftest devices, but research from Sweden and the experiences of Australian PC users show that speed can inconvenience and possibly kill. At revolutions of about 200 metres per second, today’s state-of-the-art lead-foot drives approach the speed of sound – 340 metres per second through air at room temperature – subjecting the spinning disc to a force 1500 times that of gravity, researchers have found.
“I think it’s a matter of time only before we see disks shattered everywhere,” says Swedish researcher Jorgen Stadje, who conducted the study. “All new machines today are delivered with 48-56x drives, and as soon as the industrialised world has been updated with the latest hardware, disks are going to start blowing.”
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