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100 Terabyte 3.5-inch Optical Storage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the finally-enough-room-for-all-our-pr0n dept.

ignipotentis writes "According to PhysOrg we are close to being able to record our entire lives on a single 3.5" optical disc. This article talks about using ultraviolet light since focused laser beam is smaller in diameter than other frequencies of light. The expected cost per drive upon production is $570-$750 with discs costing $45."

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  1. In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft announced that the next version of Windows will have a base install size of 99 terabytes

  2. Coming Soon... by two-tail · · Score: 5, Funny

    The 100 Terabyte iPod! Now available for the 300%-profit-margin price of $99999!

  3. Re:"record our entire lives" by caitsith01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's not forget that this *is* Slashdot. So for most people here you are certainly not going to need a whole disc.

    Exhibit A: the number of 'how much of my p0rn collection would fit on one of these babies' jokes posted in the first 0.025 nanoseconds after the story was posted.

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