Seagate Envisions 2.5 TB HDs; Brian Envisions Storage Nirvana
In a press release, hard drive manufacturer Seagate announced that it had broken there record for storing the most bits per square inch on magnetic media and said that 2.5 TB hard drives could be a reality by 2009.
According to the press release,
At the demonstrated density level, Seagate expects the capacity ranges to result in solutions ranging in 40GB to 275GB for 1-and 1.8-inch consumer electronics drives, 500GB for 2.5-inch notebook drives, and nearly 2.5TB for 3.5-inch desktop and enterprise class drives. At 2.5TB capacity, a hard drive would be capable of storing 41,650 hours of music, 800,000 digital photographs, 4,000 hours of digital video or 1,250 video games. Seagate anticipates that solutions at these density levels could begin to emerge in 2009.
Take four of those, put them in a RAID array and you’ve got enough space to rip 1200 DVDs at full quality. Still not enough space, but at least they’re making progress.
Source:
Seagate Breaks World Magnetic Recording Density Record - 421 Gbits Per Square Inch Equivalent to Storing 4,000 Hours of Digital Video on Your PC. Press Release, Seagate, September 15, 2006.
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