Cheap New 1 Inch HDD Holds 1.5GB

SlightlyMadman writes "Cornice, Inc. has unveiled a new alternative for small devices requiring large amounts of storage. With an expected OEM price of about $100, it blows the smaller microdrive out of the water (at least until this fall). The days of cramming bulky 2.5" disks into mp3 players may finally be over."

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[Anonymous Coward]

...a shuttle craft for my 3.5inch floppy Enterprise.

Dad Gummit!

[ackthpt]

Why it seems only 3 years ago I saw them 300MB IBM Microdrives at a CES and marvelled at its compactness and possibilies. I already feel like a geezer when I describe (with misty eyes) my days changing RP04 packs (DEC 80 MB removable, that is, you took the pack of platters and spindle out and put a different one in.) It done be amazin. How long before a Video Ipod? (Or did I already miss it?)

Fast forward to April 15, 2023

"Whatchu got there, boy? Looks like a wristwatch stuck in each of your eyes."
"Aw, gramps, it's a 3D-VR Relay, I'm in a meeting at work, talking to my girlfriend and watching The Matrix Gets Old, can I get back with you?"
"Shee-yoot, I might be daid by then!"
"That's ok, Gramps, I have your soul digitized and can carry on any conversation with you in Virtual Space, now."
"You can fit my very essence into those things?"
"Yeah, you only take up 3 terabytes."

Re:Consider the alternative

[AnonymousComrade]

1GB is really close to the sweet spot for digital photos. Very few people will need any more than that on a vacation.

640 kB should be enough for anyone. :-)

A 1 inch 1.5gb hard drive....

[Blacklotuz]

Porn, from concentrate...

Re:The days of cramming 2.5" disks was over in 200

[Bingo Foo]

And seeing my HDD compared to a coin for scale really makes me wonder whats MTBF?

You'd have to ask the treasury department to be sure, but I think it's about 20 years for quarters, slightly longer for dimes and nickels and slightly less for pennies.