The Magic of Hard Drives: How Do They Store So Much?

[@Vuntorion]

The amount of views is too low for this high quality!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for the love! Really appreciate you noticing the quality. We're still growing here, but awesome viewers like you help spread the word. Hopefully those view counts will catch up soon. Keep watching and sharing if you dig the content!

[@nocturnusnerd]

It's good but its 12am and I can't watch it on my HDR display with all that white, seriously

[@unknownrealms8452]

didn't notice it till saw the top comment. He be producing like multi- million views content

[@dragonislav984]

4:03 should say 2 Gigabits per second, not 2 Gigabytes. If it can change 2 billion values per second, and each byte contains 8 values (1s and 0s, then it can record 2Gb / 8 = 250MB/S

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for catching that and breaking it down! You're absolutely right - there's a big difference between gigabits and gigabytes. Good call on the math too. Let's break it down: 2 Gb/s (gigabits per second) = 250 MB/s (megabytes per second) Really appreciate you pointing this out. It's important to be precise with these units, especially when talking about data transfer rates. I'll definitely be more careful about distinguishing between bits and bytes in future videos. Thanks for helping keep the info accurate and for sharing your knowledge!

[@redpug5042]

@@1TekTak why do i feel like this is an AI response...

[@neko380]

Very approachable and friendly video style!

[@exoticloop]

Awesome video, excellent quality! Looking forward to what's next.

[@1TekTak]

Thanks so much! Really stoked you enjoyed the video and the quality. Got some cool stuff in the works, so stay tuned. Appreciate you watching and the awesome feedback!

[@diegobaldwin3549]

I'm surprised this doesn't have a million views, great work!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks! Means a lot to hear you think it's million-view worthy. We're still growing, but with awesome viewers like you, who knows? Maybe we'll hit that mark someday. Appreciate the support!

[@lilsoul5611]

​@@1TekTakim sure it happen

[@Mallos_sqrt17]

It will

[@RetroJack]

This video reminds me of when I was studying CompSci back in the '90s and the lecturer was still telling us about inter-block gaps on tape! Edit: I haven't used a mechanical HDD for years! 🤣

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for sharing that memory! It's wild how far storage tech has come since the '90s, right? From tape drives with inter-block gaps to today's SSDs - the evolution has been incredible. Funny how some of us still remember those old-school storage methods, while newer tech users might never have seen a mechanical HDD. Just shows how quickly things change in the tech world. Glad the video brought back those CompSci memories. And hey, congrats on fully embracing the SSD life! How's that been working out for you compared to the old mechanical drives?

[@RetroJack]

@@1TekTak As a gamer, the speed boost is fantastic!

[@Mitch2009]

Subbed! Exceptional quality, well-explained - you'll be at 100K subs in no time!

[@1TekTak]

Wow, thanks so much! Really appreciate you subscribing and the awesome feedback. 100K is the dream - gonna keep pushing to make that happen. Viewers like you keep me motivated to create more quality content. Let's grow this thing together!

[@lowspecster9236]

Good explanation :)

[@1TekTak]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your feedback. It motivates me to keep creating more content!

[@Dari.]

Thank you Mister tech talk

[@1TekTak]

You're welcome! Glad I could help out. Thanks for watching!

[@sehvekah7368]

Thanks for the MAMRies, even if they're not in RAID.

[@1TekTak]

Haha, nice one! Gotta love a good tech pun. MAMR (Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording) is definitely pushing HDD tech forward. And hey, who needs RAID when you've got memories this good? Thanks for the laugh and for checking out the video!

[@philpots48]

I worked on a small main frame computer, in the 80s, the 75mb hard drive cost $37,000 in 1980s dollars.

[@1TekTak]

Wow, that's a crazy piece of tech history! 75MB for $37,000 back then - that'd be worth even more in today's money. Really puts into perspective how far storage tech has come. We're getting terabytes now for a fraction of that cost. Thanks for sharing that personal experience - it's awesome to hear from someone who worked with those old-school systems. Really appreciate you adding that context!

[@okaro6595]

I bought my first hard disk in 1988. It was 834 € inflation adjusted (395 € nominal). The capacity was 30 MB.

[@datmanflyliketeca]

See you in trending in a few days!

[@1TekTak]

Yo, that's the dream! Thanks for the vote of confidence. Let's hope that prediction comes true! Gonna keep grinding and putting out content. Awesome supporters like you help make it happen. Fingers crossed for that trending page!

[@stoojinator]

HDD spins at 7200RPM Record spins at 331/3 RPM. That's over 200 time faster.

[@1TekTak]

You're absolutely right, and thanks for catching that! My math was way off in the video. Let's break it down: 7200 RPM / 33.33 RPM ≈ 216 times faster That's definitely way more than the "20 times faster" I mentioned. Good catch on the exact record speed too - 33 1/3 RPM. Really appreciate you pointing this out. It's important to keep the facts straight, and I clearly dropped the ball on that calculation. Thanks for helping improve the accuracy of the info!

[@stoojinator]

@@1TekTak No worries! Great video! And even for a 54 year old tech, I learnt a great deal from your video.

[@felosrg1266]

Really cool video keep it up

[@1TekTak]

Thanks a ton! Really pumped you enjoyed the video. Gonna keep grinding and putting out more content. Appreciate the support!

[@chyldstudios]

Really a wonderful video!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks! Stoked you enjoyed it. More cool stuff coming soon!

[@PersonManManManMan]

Great video

[@1TekTak]

Thank you so much! Your support means a lot to me and keeps me motivated to create more content!

[@lideruploader6577]

Awesome video. Congrats 🤩

[@1TekTak]

Thanks a lot! Really glad you enjoyed the video. Appreciate the congrats - still working on growing the channel, but awesome viewers like you keep me motivated. More cool content coming soon!

[@HORNOMINATOR]

looking forward on a video about flash drives

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for the suggestion! A video about flash drives sounds like a great idea. There's definitely a lot to cover there - from how they work to different types and uses. I'll add it to my list of potential topics. If you've got any specific aspects of flash drives you're curious about, let me know. It's always helpful to hear what viewers are interested in learning. Thanks for watching and for the input. Stay tuned - you might see that flash drive video coming up soon!

[@kellymoses8566]

AWS has said that big customers have S3 buckets spread over 1 MILLION hard drives!

[@1TekTak]

Whoa, that's mind-blowing! A million hard drives for one S3 bucket? AWS is operating on a whole other level. Thanks for sharing that info - it really puts the scale of cloud storage into perspective. Crazy to think about how much data that represents. Appreciate you dropping that knowledge!

[@IanHorwill]

Thanks for the video. Can you give a quick ref on the how the "parallel read" part works? Are there multiple heads on the tip of each arm? Can't see how that would scale to the large number you gave.

[@aerospace8006]

this is great

[@1TekTak]

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it. More cool stuff coming soon!

[@farhanrejwan]

4:03 - correction : it's 2 gigabits per second, not gigabytes. when converted to bytes, it roughly becomes 256 megabytes per second.

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for catching that! You're absolutely right. It's an important distinction: 2 Gb/s (gigabits per second) ≈ 250 MB/s (megabytes per second) Really appreciate you pointing this out. It's crucial to be precise with these units, especially when talking about data transfer rates. I'll definitely be more careful about distinguishing between bits and bytes in future videos. Thanks for helping keep the info accurate and for sharing your knowledge!

[@farhanrejwan]

@@1TekTak great! looking forward to them.

[@gamereditor59ner22]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@1TekTak]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@Blikjuh]

Mate i saw this recommended its such a good video i have subed and i know if you stay publishing video’s you will get at the 100 k subs oneday

[@1TekTak]

Thanks mate! Really stoked you found the video through recommendations and enjoyed it. Appreciate you subbing and the vote of confidence. 100k is the dream - gonna keep grinding and putting out content. Awesome supporters like you help make it happen!

[@jozsiolah1435]

The cache memory is programmed by the Windows. After hibernation the laptop retrieves the data from the hdd within 1 min 30 sec w a hdd at 4200 rpm. Copying 3 gb movie is slower than that. I played the copying game with a 64 gb micro sd card, it coud do only 7 mb /s, and it went up to 19 mb/s, that's the xc, A1. The non A1 could do 15 or 13 mb/s. To do it, it needs a lot of methodical copying of large files without a purpose. Mpg old 4:3 games are copied at 6 mb/s, mp4 new widescreen videos are copied at 19 mb/s.

[@1TekTak]

Wow, thanks for sharing all those detailed observations! You've really done some in-depth testing. Let's break it down: 1. That hibernation recovery speed is pretty impressive for a 4200 RPM drive. Windows is definitely optimizing that cache memory. 2. Interesting how the copy speeds vary so much between different file types and storage media. Those micro SD card speeds can be tricky - they often don't live up to their advertised speeds in real-world use. 3. The difference in copy speeds between old MPG files and newer MP4s is fascinating. Could be due to differences in file structure or compression. 4. Your methodical approach to testing is awesome. It's this kind of real-world testing that often reveals performance details you won't find in spec sheets. Really appreciate you sharing these insights. It's great to hear from someone who's done such thorough testing. Keep experimenting and sharing your findings!

[@Michi-nw3md]

Super Video !!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks! Stoked you enjoyed it!

[@Hilqy]

Fantastic video!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More cool stuff coming soon!

[@indignasmr7379]

I'm glad I clicked on this

[@1TekTak]

Awesome! Really glad you took a chance on the video. Thanks for checking it out and letting me know you enjoyed it. Hope you stick around for more!

[@marcuswilliams3455]

Wow, as amazing this HDD technology is, there is too much speculation on how these drives are losing to Solid State Drives (SSD). In that there are too many people are saying HDDs are becoming obsolete.

[@1TekTak]

You're making a great point there! While SSDs are definitely gaining ground, HDDs still have their place in the tech world. Here's my take: HDDs aren't going obsolete anytime soon. They're still king when it comes to high-capacity, cost-effective storage. For things like data centers, backups, and storing large media files, HDDs are hard to beat on price per terabyte. Sure, SSDs are faster and more durable, but HDDs keep improving too. We're seeing higher capacities and better reliability all the time. Plus, for a lot of everyday users, the speed difference isn't always noticeable. It's not really about one replacing the other - it's more about using the right tool for the job. Many systems now use a combo of SSD for the operating system and frequently used files, with HDD for bulk storage. Thanks for bringing this up! It's important to look at the bigger picture when we talk about storage tech. Both HDDs and SSDs have their strengths, and there's room for both in the market.

[@smb1397]

4:04 ... if it can record 2GB of data every second ... why do HDDs still have speeds like 100 Mb/s

[@1TekTak]

Good question! The 2GB/s mentioned is likely referring to the camera sensor's data capture rate, not HDD write speed. HDDs are much slower because they're mechanical - the read/write head has to physically move. That's why they typically top out around 100-200 MB/s for sequential operations. The bottleneck is in transferring that data to storage, not capturing it. Thanks for bringing that up - it's an important distinction!

[@brucemangy]

i'm pretty sure it's a microcontroller not a microprocessor on the control board ...

[@Cryostal]

Your wrong

[@brucemangy]

@@Cryostal you're

[@brucemangy]

@@Cryostal it used to be a microcontroller, now this is so complex that i can understand why you believe it is a processor ... sounds very dedicated to a task tho ...

[@tomikun8057]

4:06 This doesn't sound accurate. Most HDDs only have speeds of 40mb/s on sequential read so that claim doesn't match what I observe

[@1TekTak]

Good catch! You're absolutely right - that 2GB/s figure is way off for HDDs. Typical HDDs are much slower, with speeds around 40-200MB/s for sequential reads, depending on the specific drive. Thanks for pointing this out - it's important to keep the info accurate. I'll make sure to double-check these numbers in future videos. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge!

[@GauravShaw-O]

nice video u earned a sub

[@1TekTak]

Ayy, thanks for subbing! Really appreciate you checking out the video and joining the crew. More good stuff coming your way!

[@Jam_ie57]

Great video although the way you said neodymium kinda hurt 😭

[@1TekTak]

Oof, my bad on that pronunciation! Thanks for catching it. Always trying to improve, so I'll definitely work on getting "neodymium" right next time. Appreciate you watching and the feedback!

[@Bobby_Snoof]

1:36 7200 RPM versus 33 RPM (or 45 and 78 RPM) : I don't think that's just 20 times faster!

[@1TekTak]

You're right, good catch! My math was off there. 7200 RPM is actually way more than 20 times faster than 33 RPM. Thanks for pointing that out - always good to keep the facts straight. Appreciate you paying attention to the details!

[@Bobby_Snoof]

@@1TekTak 😁

[@tbraghavendran]

Buddy, is this your only yt channel ? Or you have others?

[@1TekTak]

This is my first channel and I am about to launch another one soon

[@ChristmasTvGames]

how is this guy only 500 subs, Samsung say they are gonna be able to make 120terabyte disks

[@1TekTak]

Yo, thanks for the support! Yeah, still building that sub count. Crazy stuff about those 120TB disks Samsung's working on, right? Tech's moving fast. Appreciate you watching and sharing that info. Keep an eye out - maybe we'll cover those mega-disks in a future vid!

[@zzco]

neoDIMium- not neoDIMEium. :p Also, subbed!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for the pronunciation correction! You're totally right - it's neoDIMium, not neoDIMEium. My bad on that one. Really appreciate you catching that and letting me know. And hey, thanks a ton for subscribing! That means a lot. I'll definitely work on getting those tricky tech terms right in future videos. Keep that feedback coming - it helps me improve!

[@zzco]

@@1TekTak happy to help out with enunciation! And love deep dives into topics like this!

[@A7mad3109]

What the hell is a "new die me uhm" magnet 😭

[@1TekTak]

You're talking about "neodymium" magnets. They're super strong rare-earth magnets.

[@A7mad3109]

@@1TekTak I know what that is but you kinda pronounced it wrong.

[@CrushedAsian255]

@@A7mad3109well if you know what it means, it’s not really a problem, is it?

[@orion9590]

Use metric

[@1TekTak]

Got it, thanks for the feedback. I'll keep that in mind and try to use metric units more in future videos. Appreciate you letting me know your preference!

[@PersonManManManMan]

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[@JGAMER_FOX6502]

First comment

[@1TekTak]

Nice one! You're quick on the draw. Thanks for being first in and showing support!

[@aaaaa5272]

Skip these annoying childish cartoon visualization!!

[@1TekTak]

Thanks for the feedback. I hear you - not everyone's a fan of the animated style. I'll keep that in mind for future videos. Always trying to find the right balance between engaging visuals and straightforward content. Appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!

[@JGAMER_FOX6502]

2№view!

[@1TekTak]

Early squad! Thanks for jumping on the video so quickly. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@irwainnornossa4605]

Metric!

[@1TekTak]

Got it! Thanks for the feedback. I'll make sure to use metric units in future videos. Appreciate you speaking up about it!