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Described herein is a disk drive having a disk receiving surface with an outer diameter. The drive can include a peripheral edge that extends transverse to the disk receiving surface and circumferentially about at least a portion of the outer diameter of the disk receiving surface. The drive can als

Described herein is a disk drive having a disk receiving surface with an outer diameter. The drive can include a peripheral edge that extends transverse to the disk receiving surface and circumferentially about at least a portion of the outer diameter of the disk receiving surface. The drive can also include a disk limiter that extends between and transverse to the disk receiving surface and the peripheral edge to provide a transition between the disk receiving surface and a surface of the peripheral edge.

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1. A disk drive comprising: a disk including a recording surface, an outer diameter, and an outer edge;a base including: a disk receiving surface, over which the disk can be rotationally positioned and at which the disk can be coupled to the base; anda peripheral edge extending transversely from the

1. A disk drive comprising: a disk including a recording surface, an outer diameter, and an outer edge;a base including: a disk receiving surface, over which the disk can be rotationally positioned and at which the disk can be coupled to the base; anda peripheral edge extending transversely from the disk receiving surface about at least a portion of the outer diameter of the disk when the disk is coupled to the base; andwherein the disk drive further comprises a disk limiter on the base extending circumferentially about at least a portion of the outer diameter of the disk, when the disk is coupled to the base, the disk limiter sized and configured to engage the outer edge of the disk when the disk is deflected toward the disk receiving surface,wherein the disk limiter comprises an inclined surface extending from the disk receiving surface beneath the disk to a surface of the peripheral edge to provide a transition between the disk receiving surface and the surface of the peripheral edge. 2. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the inclined surface extends at substantially a single angle from the disk receiving surface. 3. The disk drive of claim 2, wherein the angle is between about 10° and about 70°. 4. The disk drive of claim 2, wherein the angle is between about 20° and about 40°. 5. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the inclined surface includes a radial chamfer extending from the disk receiving surface. 6. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the disk outer edge comprises a radius of curvature, and the disk limiter comprises a curved shape with substantially the same radius of curvature as the disk outer edge. 7. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the disk limiter extends circumferentially about between about 40% and about 80% of the disk outer diameter. 8. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the disk limiter is formed integrally with the base. 9. A disk drive base comprising: a disk receiving surface, over which a disk can be rotationally positioned and at which the disk can be coupled to the disk drive base, wherein the disk receiving surface includes an outer diameter;a peripheral edge extending transverse to the disk receiving surface and circumferentially about at least a portion of the outer diameter of the disk receiving surface; anda disk limiter comprising an inclined surface extending from the disk receiving surface beneath the disk when the disk is coupled to the disk drive base to a surface of the peripheral edge to provide a transition between the disk receiving surface and the surface of the peripheral edge. 10. The disk drive base of claim 9, wherein the disk receiving surface is configured to be substantially parallel to a disk recording surface on the disk when the disk is coupled to the disk drive base. 11. The disk drive base of claim 10, wherein the disk limiter comprises a curved shape with a radius of curvature that is substantially the same as a radius of curvature of an outer edge of the disk. 12. The disk drive base of claim 9, wherein the inclined surface extends at substantially a single angle from the disk receiving surface. 13. The disk drive base of claim 12, wherein the single angle is between about 10° and about 70°. 14. The disk drive base of claim 12, wherein the single angle is between about 20° and about 40°. 15. The disk drive base of claim 9, wherein the inclined surface includes a radial chamfer extending from the disk receiving surface. 16. The disk drive base of claim 9, wherein the disk limiter extends circumferentially about between about 40% and about 80% of the disk receiving surface outer diameter. 17. The disk drive base of claim 9, wherein the disk limiter is formed integrally with at least one of the disk receiving surface and the peripheral edge.