Reply to post: about the only possible use that I can think of

Seagate's lightbulb moment: Make read-write heads operate independently

Alan Brown Silver badge

about the only possible use that I can think of

Is to have them seeking in equal but opposite directions so the torque moments cancel.

Being able to read/write simultaneously on all heads would be more of an improvement (they're currently accessed sequentially)

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