Comments on: 2TB WD HDD FTW http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/13/2tb-wd-hdd-ftw/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:40:44 -0500 hourly 1 By: Phil http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/13/2tb-wd-hdd-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-979392 Phil Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:11:34 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=65358#comment-979392 I'm going to show my age, but I seem to recall using 5.25" and 8" hard drives (even gigantic rack-mounted beasts weighing more than me on a VAX system back in the day). It would seem that if we can really fit this much data per square inch of disk space, and if some of us are using arrays of many drives to form 10-40 TB arrays, wouldn't there be a market, once again, for a 5.25"-8" hard drive, with modern capacities. Due to platter size, the speed would be, necessarily, relatively slow. Not suitable for editing work, but perfectly suited to media archival. Just a thought. I’m going to show my age, but I seem to recall using 5.25″ and 8″ hard drives (even gigantic rack-mounted beasts weighing more than me on a VAX system back in the day).

It would seem that if we can really fit this much data per square inch of disk space, and if some of us are using arrays of many drives to form 10-40 TB arrays, wouldn’t there be a market, once again, for a 5.25″-8″ hard drive, with modern capacities.

Due to platter size, the speed would be, necessarily, relatively slow. Not suitable for editing work, but perfectly suited to media archival.

Just a thought.

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/13/2tb-wd-hdd-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-969971 Jon Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:08:47 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=65358#comment-969971 This is amazing... can't wait till they make a smaller form factor to fit in laptops! Jon http://DreamClue.com ...get the message! This is amazing… can’t wait till they make a smaller form factor to fit in laptops!

Jon
http://DreamClue.com …get the message!

]]> By: Mark L http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/13/2tb-wd-hdd-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-969787 Mark L Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:42:18 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=65358#comment-969787 I'm in the same boat you're in, need some more space soon! Been looking at 1TB I’m in the same boat you’re in, need some more space soon! Been looking at 1TB

]]> By: Chronikas http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/13/2tb-wd-hdd-ftw/comment-page-1/#comment-969754 Chronikas Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:52:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=65358#comment-969754 "The power is yours!!!" Love the cap't planet reference. “The power is yours!!!” Love the cap’t planet reference.

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