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When a terabyte just isn't enough
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Felix Rex  Joined: Fri Mar 28, 2003 6:01 pm Posts: 16662 Location: On a slope 
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  When a terabyte just isn't enough...you can now buy a petabyte drive system!
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/30/emc- ... yte-array/ For the uninitiated.... 8 bits = 1 byte 1024 bytes = 1 kilobyte 1000 kilobytes (roughly) = 1 megabyte 1000 megabytes (roughly) = 1 gigabyte 1000 gigabytes (roughly) = 1 terabyte 1000 terabytes (roughly) = 1 petabyte _________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. |
| Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:06 am |
 
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Minor Diety  Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2003 1:43 am Posts: 4320
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bloody hell... until last september i was only using a 60gig ffs! Now I combined that with my 120 to get a 180 total but my god thats insane.
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:53 pm |
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Minor Diety  Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 5:09 pm Posts: 4004 Location: Walsall, West Mids, UK
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well I'll be darned. What comes after that?
_________________ Games to complete: GTA IV [100%] (For Multiplayer next!) Fallout 3 [50%] Rock Band [35%] http://www.cafepress.com/SmeepProducts |
| Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:55 pm |
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King  Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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I wonder how much you could store on that!
_________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks |
| Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:13 pm |
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Minor Diety Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 5:09 pm Posts: 4004 Location: Walsall, West Mids, UK
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About 1 petabyte
_________________ Games to complete: GTA IV [100%] (For Multiplayer next!) Fallout 3 [50%] Rock Band [35%] http://www.cafepress.com/SmeepProducts |
| Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:16 pm |
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King Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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*claps sarcastically*
Least you'll be able to run some games on it without it crashing. _________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks |
| Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:19 pm |
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Knight
Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:04 pm Posts: 142 Location: Tarpon Springs, Fl
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just think satis you'll never have to delete your old porn to make room for new porn
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:57 pm |
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Minor Diety  Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Today, a 500GB drive costs us consumers about about $373. Lets assume EMC made a bulk purchase @ $300 each. That means the drives cost them $720k for each petabyte array. Lets say one half of the $4m price tag is just pricing and the rest R&D: - $720k for the HD's - $2m profit margin - $1.28m for R&D _________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson |
| Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:54 am |
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King Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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So basically its an expensive piece of kit that people like Bill Gates would only be able to afford
_________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks |
| Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:21 am |
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Minor Diety Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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I think the price is about $1m too expensive. I dont think it would have cost many millions for R&D. Byt anyhoo, all prices are based fundamentally on what the consumer is willing to pay.
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| Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:59 am |
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King Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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1p?
 _________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks |
| Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:06 am |
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Minor Diety Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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Its not targetted at you, so you dont count as a potential consumer.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson |
| Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:08 pm |
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King Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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_________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks |
| Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:39 am |
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Minor Diety Joined: Fri Apr 11, 2003 2:17 pm Posts: 7721 Location: Centre of the sun
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The people working in sales.
_________________ "Well a very, very hevate, ah, heavy duh burtation tonight. We had a very derrist derrison, bite, let's go ahead and terrist teysond those fullabit who have the pit." - Serene Branson |
| Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:29 pm |
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King Joined: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:17 am Posts: 1717 Location: The Plateaus of Insanity
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lets see, I have not much money- therefore things should be cheap if they want me to buy things.
_________________ I think drugs have done some really good things. If you don't believe me, go home tonight, take all your cassettes, CDs, etc and burn them. Because those artists that have made that music were real fucking high- Bill Hicks |
| Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:20 am |
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