1024 Terabytes on a single hard drive in 5 years?

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:42 am

it smells like nerd in here

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:45 am

i was using that shit when most of you were in junior high

Post by **Grandpa Stu** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:46 am

...will it have a cool package design?

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:46 am

*displays his package*

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:47 am

Puff took Jules under his wing many moons ago.

Post by **BlueGene** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:47 am

Not in 5 years, because we won't need that amount of space even then.

From 2000 to 2005 average hard drive went from something like 10gb to 60/80gb.

In 2011 I think we are looking at around 200-500gb on average computers and upto 5 terabytes available imo.

Post by **mjrpes** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:47 am

This is why I am holding off on buying a new computer right now.

Post by **HM-PuFFNSTuFF** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:48 am

lawlz

Post by **BlueGene** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:49 am

I see you’re still not over by the fact that I have completely decimated you in all previous arguments.

Post by **BlueGene** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:19 am

If your name was common sense then I would imagine you wouldn’t be such an idiot, but go ahead and dream about your thousand terabytes fantasies all you want.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:15 am

mjrpes wrote:This is why I am holding off on buying a new computer right now.

yes because we are on the verge of the quantum breakthrough

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:31 am

BlueGene wrote:Not in 5 years, because we won't need that amount of space even then.

From 2000 to 2005 average hard drive went from something like 10gb to 60/80gb.

In 2011 I think we are looking at around 200-500gb on average computers and upto 5 terabytes available imo.

you sound like Bill Gates

'i dont think computers will ever need more then 640k of RAM'
the rest is history

Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:38 am

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/gatesivu.htm

Gates talks

In his office on the Microsoft corporate campus in Redmond, Wash., Bill Gates took a few moments to reflect on the impact of the IBM PC. Here's the complete interview:

Q. Did you ever say, as has been widely circulated on the Internet, "640K [of RAM] ought to be enough for anybody?"
No! That makes me so mad I can't believe it! Do you realize the pain the industry went through while the IBM PC was limited to 640K? The machine was going to be 512K at one point, and we kept pushing it up. I never said that statement–I said the opposite of that.

That being said, I have 200 gigs left of my 500 GB RAID5 array.

Post by **Grudge** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:40 am

As soon as HD content is widely available, you're gonna need lots of storage space.

Oh wait, it will be DRMed, so you won't be able to put it on your HDD in the first place.

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:40 am

everything is crackable

Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:41 am

The aftermarket will take care of DRM eventually (*cough* DVD *cough*)

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:46 am

it will be more difficult by far though, since HD content isnt going to be outputed to anything if the entire signal path isnt up to the standards set for the DRM path
then the player will just lessen the quality-> dvd quality
great

only a matter of writing some driver--ish stuff Im sure, but by far more difficult anyways

Post by **Grudge** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:08 am

Um, the planned DRM scheme is tied into the hardware all the way from the HD-DVD/Blu-ray player, via the CPU and the videocard, to the TV/monitor. Plus integrated into the OS. It's at least a couple of orders of magnitude tougher to break than the relatively simple DVD scheme.

The big question is if you will be able to play DRM-free HD content at all. If the industry giants have their way, you wont. No HD "home movies" for you, unless you license and encode a DRM solution.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:13 am

The Jurassic Park dinosaurs weren't supposed to be able to reproduce, either...

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:17 am

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:19 am

BlueGene wrote:Not in 5 years, because we won't need that amount of space even then.

From 2000 to 2005 average hard drive went from something like 10gb to 60/80gb.

In 2011 I think we are looking at around 200-500gb on average computers and upto 5 terabytes available imo.

Guess what. Dell computers are not fucking average in any sense of the word. They're substandard.

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:32 am

Grudge wrote:Um, the planned DRM scheme is tied into the hardware all the way from the HD-DVD/Blu-ray player, via the CPU and the videocard, to the TV/monitor. Plus integrated into the OS. It's at least a couple of orders of magnitude tougher to break than the relatively simple DVD scheme.

The big question is if you will be able to play DRM-free HD content at all. If the industry giants have their way, you wont. No HD "home movies" for you, unless you license and encode a DRM solution.

everything is crackable

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:32 am

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
BlueGene wrote:Not in 5 years, because we won't need that amount of space even then.

From 2000 to 2005 average hard drive went from something like 10gb to 60/80gb.

In 2011 I think we are looking at around 200-500gb on average computers and upto 5 terabytes available imo.
Guess what. Dell computers are not fucking average in any sense of the word. They're substandard.

who's talking about Dell here?

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:33 am

This guy.

Not in 5 years, because we won't need that amount of space even then.

From 2000 to 2005 average hard drive went from something like 10gb to 60/80gb.

300 gig hds are only about 75 quid now.

Post by **dmmh** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:55 am

i didnt know that Dell == harddrive
guess I was wrong

1024 Terabytes on a single hard drive in 5 years?

that's fine and dandy but what i want to know is...