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How Heavy Is a Petabyte?

Posted by timothy on from the but-electrons-don't-weigh-anything dept.

Jon Morgan writes "Whilst heaving around numerous data storage systems to sell (they weigh A LOT!), we got to wondering: How heavy is a Petabyte of data storage? Our best guess is 365KG, which is 6 million times lighter than in 1980! But is there a lighter way to store a Petabyte?"

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  1. Easy answer by SIR_Taco · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Store it in the cloud.... clouds are light, fluffy and they float, right?

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  2. Re:library of congress by kainino · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I would instead argue that a year is:

    • 1 light-year = 9.4605284 x 10^12 kilometers
    • 1 light-year = 5.87849981 x 10^12 miles

    long. In other words, one light year.

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