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Originally Posted by Uranium-235
I think they are completly sealed. There is an inert gas (argon mostly I think) inside the main compartment. Why do you think people who mod their hard drive only have it last only a few months? Cause the let the gas out, and Oxygen in, which somehow can disrupt the space between the head and the plate. (something like that anyways)
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oxygen/water in air and some metals =rust=not conducive to microscopic magnetic read/writing. Of course, the rusting isn't able to be seen, but it's there (i'm pretty sure).