Patent ID: 8310778

Claim:
A data storage device including a storage media comprising: a main body supporting a first storage media holder and a second storage media holder; a storage media arranged on at least one of the first and second storage media holders; a head actuator mounted between the first and second media holders; a first head module mounted to the head actuator, the first head module including at least one read element and at least one a write element; and a second head module mounted to the head actuator, the second head module including at least one read element and at least one write element operatively associated with corresponding ones of the at least one read element and at least one write element of the first head module, wherein the head actuator selectively shifts the first and second head modules in unison and wherein the first head module and second head module are selectively shiftable relative to each other in order to align the at least one read element and the at least one write element of the first head module and the at least one read element and the at least one write element of the second head module with one another and the storage media.