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Author: | Satis [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:06 am ] |
Post subject: | 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 |
Author: | pevil [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:53 pm ] |
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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. |
Author: | Mole [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:55 pm ] |
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well I'll be darned. What comes after that? |
Author: | Myrddin L'argenton [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:13 pm ] |
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I wonder how much you could store on that! |
Author: | Mole [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:16 pm ] |
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About 1 petabyte |
Author: | Myrddin L'argenton [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:19 pm ] |
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*claps sarcastically* Least you'll be able to run some games on it without it crashing. |
Author: | StephieMarie [ Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:57 pm ] |
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just think satis you'll never have to delete your old porn to make room for new porn ![]() |
Author: | derf [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:54 am ] |
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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 |
Author: | Myrddin L'argenton [ Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:21 am ] |
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So basically its an expensive piece of kit that people like Bill Gates would only be able to afford |
Author: | derf [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:59 am ] |
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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. |
Author: | Myrddin L'argenton [ Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:06 am ] |
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1p? ![]() |
Author: | derf [ Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:08 pm ] |
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Its not targetted at you, so you dont count as a potential consumer. |
Author: | Myrddin L'argenton [ Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:39 am ] |
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I'm not surprised- who wants an indebted student to try and buy them? |
Author: | derf [ Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:29 pm ] |
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The people working in sales. |
Author: | Myrddin L'argenton [ Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:20 am ] |
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lets see, I have not much money- therefore things should be cheap if they want me to buy things. |
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