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100GB disks :drool:
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Just imagine...your entire storage HDD...hell, for most of us your entire computer on a piece of plastic the size of your hand...god bless technology.
I wont even attempt to fathom how much a 100 pack of those would cost, however.
I wont even attempt to fathom how much a 100 pack of those would cost, however.
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StreetPharmacy said:
Don't think of it like that, think of it as ten terabytes of storage.
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on the pic of the 100 gig disc is that a 1000 gig next to it???
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As long as the disks don't just randomly scrap themselves like some cheap cdr's do and the data is gone... I'd hate to loose 100GB of my data! Knock on wood, I haven't had a DVD+R go south yet, of course I've only had them since December '03.
And when the bits of data on that disk are so small, imagine how much damage a small scratch would cause. There are clutsy people in this world and disks DO get dropped, missused and abused. Right now I think there should be research put into making the disks more durable.
And when the bits of data on that disk are so small, imagine how much damage a small scratch would cause. There are clutsy people in this world and disks DO get dropped, missused and abused. Right now I think there should be research put into making the disks more durable.
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*drops 100 Gb disk onto tile floor*
Whoops, there went half my DVD collection!
*drops 100 Gb disk onto carpet*
Oh boy...there went most of the New York Library
*drops 100 Gb disk onto sandpaper*
F**K!
Just imagine, one scratch...hell, even if you can't see it, it could probably still affect the data. I get the feeling we'll be transforming our closets into clean rooms when these things become mainstream.
Whoops, there went half my DVD collection!
*drops 100 Gb disk onto carpet*
Oh boy...there went most of the New York Library
*drops 100 Gb disk onto sandpaper*
F**K!
Just imagine, one scratch...hell, even if you can't see it, it could probably still affect the data. I get the feeling we'll be transforming our closets into clean rooms when these things become mainstream.
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*sigh* I wish they would do away with this disc CRAP all together as it is.
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I think a cartridge system for these wouldn't be a bad idea, sure it means a little extra work/money, but would be a lot more durable.
This just reminded me of something I tried last week. I have had this disc for oh, about 5 years that was scratched so bad you would have thought that it was junk for sure. Well, I thought what the heck and broke out my dremel with the polishing wheel and some polishing compound. Guess what, the disc works like new again
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Well, I'm sure it's possible to create a 10Gb flash drive, it's just no one has the need for that size of storage yet, and it might be pretty big, like the size of a notebook hard drive.
*shrug*
Or we could all just get 40 Gb iPods, I have all of my crucial data backed up on mine, and I haven't even used up half of the space! My song count, however, is embarrasing.... (137)
back on topic, perhaps the new discs will be coated with some sort of scratch resistant polymer that is strong, but extremely thin, so all of the pores in the disk can still be read correctly.
*shrug*
Or we could all just get 40 Gb iPods, I have all of my crucial data backed up on mine, and I haven't even used up half of the space! My song count, however, is embarrasing.... (137)
back on topic, perhaps the new discs will be coated with some sort of scratch resistant polymer that is strong, but extremely thin, so all of the pores in the disk can still be read correctly.
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100GB per disc?! Damn, screw the DVD format, I'ma wait for BD
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No one has a need for a 10 gig flash card? I do! I do!
10,000 pics with my canon camera, or like 2,000 with a digital SLR.
10,000 pics with my canon camera, or like 2,000 with a digital SLR.
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You'd be surprised how fast a digital slr can fill a 2 gig cf card... good thing I have an adpter so ican offload it to my mp3 player, especially for the longer trips.
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Pssshh. 100GB?? 1.6TB by 2010
Anandtech says most manufacturers expect "top BluRay around 2006". Since BluRay brings 25GB disks, that means one can expect to hold 25GB in the palm of their hand in only 2 years.
OR....
InPhase Technologies (a company working on holographic data storage) expects to release a consumer model of their HDS-200R drive in 2006, with an estimated initial storage capacity of 200GB They expect the disks to be $0.25/GB (...$50 for a 200GB disk), though wether they end up being that cheap remains to be seen.
/me waits for the holographic storage
JigPu
Anandtech says most manufacturers expect "top BluRay around 2006". Since BluRay brings 25GB disks, that means one can expect to hold 25GB in the palm of their hand in only 2 years.
OR....
InPhase Technologies (a company working on holographic data storage) expects to release a consumer model of their HDS-200R drive in 2006, with an estimated initial storage capacity of 200GB
They expect the disks to be $0.25/GB (...$50 for a 200GB disk), though wether they end up being that cheap remains to be seen./me waits for the holographic storage
JigPu
JDXNC said:I'm all for that! Show me a 10GB usb 2.0 thumb drive and I'll be happy
SanDisk kwill be releasing one at the end of this year.
4GB and 6GB Cards are already in the Shops here in Japan along with the 1GB SD-Cards . The 8GB and 10GB should be available in Japan from November and the 2GB SD Card Early next year.
