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Sony Tape Storage Breakthrough Could Bring Us 185 TB Cartridges

Posted by samzenpus on from the pack-it-in dept.

jfruh (300774) writes "Who says tape storage is out of date? Sony researchers have announced a breakthrough in magnetic tape tech that increases the data density per square inch by a factor of 74. The result could be 185 TB tape cartridges. 'By comparison, LTO-6 (Linear Tape-Open), the latest generation of magnetic tape storage, has a density of 2 gigabits per square inch, or 2.5 TB per cartridge uncompressed.'"

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  1. Re: But is it even usable? by davidhoude · · Score: 5, Funny

    Say what? Everyone here keeps telling me that RAID is backups!

  2. Nostalgia by StripedCow · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's next? Discs of vinyl which can hold up to 1000 songs?

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  3. Yeah, but by rsilvergun · · Score: 5, Funny

    my MP3s have a warmer, more natural tone coming out of a tape deck.

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