Now, the most commonly used enterprise hard disk drives (HDDs) are limited by the rate of head movement, the speed of the spinning platter, and seek latency.

现在，大多数常用的企业硬盘驱动器(HDD)都受到磁头移动速度、盘片旋转速度和查找延时的限制。

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If the device contains the optional hard disk drives, it will have two additional fans.

如果设备包含可选硬盘驱动器，将会有额外两个风扇。

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Due to the memory storage technology used in SSDs, the performance is an order of magnitude higher than regular hard disk drives.

由于SSD中采用了内存存储技术，SSD的性能比常规硬盘驱动器高出了一个数量级。

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The team is already thinking of applications for metamaterials as read-heads for future generations of hard-disk drives or optical modulators for communications.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR

Evercore Partners analyst Kirk Materne this afternoon trimmed his EPS estimates for Microsoft for the next couple of quarters to reflect the current shortage of hard-disk drives that has resulted from the recent Thai floods, plus lower gross margin assumptions to reflect increased investment in services and online and a greater revenue contribution from the entertainment and devices segment.

FORBES: Microsoft: Evercore Trims Estimates For HDD Shortage

Goldman Sachs analyst James Covello this morning trimmed his EPS estimates for Intel to reflect the expected impact on the company from the restricted supply of hard disk-drives as a result of the severe flooding in Thailand.

FORBES: Intel: Goldman Trims Estimates On Impact Of Thai Floods