Definition: Actuator Arm


The part of the actuator assembly that includes the positioning arm and the read/write heads.




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Laser Textured Media

Laser textured disks minimize the wear and friction on a hard drive. The precision and consistency of the laser zone texturing process is a major contributor to the robustness of newer model hard drives.

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