Maxell to offer 300GB holographic discs 'late 2006'

[t-man152]

The storage specialist will initially offer a removable system based on 300GB media and capable of transfering data at a rate of 20MBps, Maxell said. However, the company said the technology, designed by InPhase Technologies, is capable of achieving 1.6TB per disk - and that's uncompressed capacity - with a 120MBps bandwidth.

 

[Petecanski]

I hate computers. I just got mine in september and its allready getting out dated. Ghaaaa!

 

[pwallstreet]

i dont even know what to say to this....

 

[t-man152]

this is pretty much the new Zip Disk. and if Maxell doesnt handle this the right way. it will go the way of the zip disk

 

[chowe6]

thats cool but why not just get an 300gb external hard drive

 

[Ryno]

think of the games they could put out with that kind of storage on a disk

 

[t-man152]

because you cant put an external hd in a CD case sized enclosure and store it on a shelf

 

[720skiguy]

we can always count on tman for tech news haha

 

[illwillcox]

i was no idea what you are talking about

 

[t-man152]

you got that right. you have never been and will never be the idea I am talking about

 

[Dan.]

is it even possible for the average person to fill 1.6 terabytes?

 

[hartig]

hahahhaha

 

[CooksCorner]

dude its all gonna be about remote storage anyway. once the country goes wireless. mark my words...

 

[$tezzyStu]

thats sick, can see lots of fesable uses for it

 

[Ski-hobo]

 

[David_N]

Is that the stuff using the new perpendicular technology? I think it might be, but I'm too lazy to research...

Either way, I'm perfectly happy with 80gb on my PC, 40gb on my laptop, and 1gb on my palm pilot. I don't need more than that.

 

[hippie_cat]

i dont even know the genesis of this picture but its so famous

 

[scarroll]

That is just rediclous I mean holy shit . . . that is crazy . . . oh em gee.

 

[00000000]

Prolly not now, but nobody would have thought people would be filling 250+gb ten years ago

 

[David_N]

I have a computer running next to me with a 32mb HD. Yes, 32mb.