Comments on: 300 Terabits on a common HDD? http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/01/300_terabits_on_a_common_hdd/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: floopy http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/01/300_terabits_on_a_common_hdd/#comment-33458 floopy Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:27:04 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3848#comment-33458 anyone remember floppy discs ;-) anyone remember floppy discs ;-)

]]> By: CrimsonKnight13 http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/01/300_terabits_on_a_common_hdd/#comment-33457 CrimsonKnight13 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:03:46 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3848#comment-33457 With that much space, no fear of the amount of games I have installed or the amount of anime/movies/tv shows I could make an archive of. Hi-Def will definitely utilize this and anyone that thinks they'll never use that much is wrong... at least in the sense of a PC power user/enthusiast or multimedia freak. With that much space, no fear of the amount of games I have installed or the amount of anime/movies/tv shows I could make an archive of. Hi-Def will definitely utilize this and anyone that thinks they’ll never use that much is wrong… at least in the sense of a PC power user/enthusiast or multimedia freak.

]]> By: Dylan Bennett http://www.forevergeek.com/2007/01/300_terabits_on_a_common_hdd/#comment-33456 Dylan Bennett Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:40:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3848#comment-33456 In January of 1995 (12 years ago), I purchased a P133 with a 1.6GB hard drive. I was upgrading from a 40MB hard drive. I distinctly remember having a feeling of awe that I would never have to delete anything ever again. These days I have <i>temp</i> files larger than that hard drive. What have I learned from that? That 38 thousand gigabytes might sound like an absurd amount of space today, but in 12 years my kids will be creating files larger than 38 thousand gigs using minor applications that come free with their OS. In other words, our need for storage capacity will always outpace our ability to fulfill that need. In January of 1995 (12 years ago), I purchased a P133 with a 1.6GB hard drive. I was upgrading from a 40MB hard drive. I distinctly remember having a feeling of awe that I would never have to delete anything ever again. These days I have temp files larger than that hard drive.

What have I learned from that?

That 38 thousand gigabytes might sound like an absurd amount of space today, but in 12 years my kids will be creating files larger than 38 thousand gigs using minor applications that come free with their OS.

In other words, our need for storage capacity will always outpace our ability to fulfill that need.

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