| CPC G11B 27/36 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |

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1. A magnetic recording device, comprising:
a magnetic recording medium;
a plurality of magnetic heads configured to record information on the magnetic recording medium; and
a controller configured to control the plurality of magnetic heads,
each of the plurality of magnetic heads including:
a coil,
a first magnetic pole configured to generate a magnetic field according to a recording current supplied to the coil, and
a light emitting section configured to irradiate the magnetic recording medium with light to locally increase a temperature of the magnetic recording medium,
the controller being configured to perform a first operation,
in the first operation, the controller being configured to calculate a lifetime information related to a remaining life time of one of the plurality of magnetic heads based on a first information related to a failure probability of a magnetic head group including the plurality of magnetic heads and a second information related to a remaining time based on a history of the one of the plurality of magnetic heads.
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