A magnetic head used in a lamp load type magnetic disk device is
disclosed. The magnetic head includes a head slider having a recording
element and/or a reproducing element, and a suspension that supports the
head slider. The suspension includes a magnetic head support unit
arranged at its tip portion. The magnetic head support unit comes into
contact with a lamp unit of the magnetic disk device when at least one of
magnetic head loading operations and magnetic head unloading operations
are performed and has a surface on which a lubricating layer is formed.