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400GB -> 1TB Blu Ray

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http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/pioneer-16-laye.html

This is why i was in favour of Blu-Ray over HD-DVD. The storage possibilites are very good. For backing up, this make a good solution, if you don't mind taking risks that is ;-)

The question now has to be asked, why compress footage onto a DVD-9, when you can have uncompressed footage on a Blu-Ray??

Simon
 
Oh, I could really use that now!
 
Read the fine print... They're all read-only for now, hopefully writables in a couple years. :-( And compatibility with existing players will be limited to the first 2 to 4 layers.

Anyway, just one more sign that optical disc continues to progress. Unfortunately, by 2013, 1TB is going to be like 100GB is on a disc today. 1TB HDDs are under $90 now. We need 10TB holographic storage like right now. :)
 
We've seen things like this several times before since Blu-Ray debuted. So far, none of them has made it beyond technical demonstrations for various political reasons. Sony even went so far as to state that the disc cannot be improved beyond it's current specifications.
 
We need 10TB holographic storage like right now
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I have to disagree to some extent. At least as far as the holographic solutions I've seen. So far all of them rely on spinning optical media. This sucks. An Archival medium should have no moving parts to wear out or fall out of alignment.
They are totally proprietary. There is nothing worse than an archival medium that forces you into vendor lockin.
Flash media will continue to increase in storage density. For archival purposes it can be made read only to last a very long time. Existing flash memory will probably last longer than dye based media. It's getting cheap enough to keep the cards, or transfer to lowercost slower cards for safekeeping.

http://sandisk.com/Corporate/PressRoom/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?ID=4353
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Read the fine print... They're all read-only for now, hopefully writables in a couple years. :-( And compatibility with existing players will be limited to the first 2 to 4 layers.

Anyway, just one more sign that optical disc continues to progress. Unfortunately, by 2013, 1TB is going to be like 100GB is on a disc today. 1TB HDDs are under $90 now. We need 10TB holographic storage like right now. :)
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Where are you shopping?! I've never seen 1 TB for $90. I was stoked because 500 gig drives are like $90 now. But 1 TB drives still run $150 or so, at least good ones. Maybe if you're into buying some weird off-brand HD, I have no idea, I only keep up with prices for Western Digital and other reputable companies.

But I agree we need more hard drive space, always more. My 2 TB RAID is already starting to seem cramped, because it was like 1.6 TB actually with its setup, the smallest CalDigit unit, and I wish we had that huge 16 TB one, that'd be so great.
 
JonathanLB said:
Where are you shopping?! I've never seen 1 TB for $90. I was stoked because 500 gig drives are like $90 now. But 1 TB drives still run $150 or so, at least good ones. Maybe if you're into buying some weird off-brand HD, I have no idea, I only keep up with prices for Western Digital and other reputable companies.

But I agree we need more hard drive space, always more. My 2 TB RAID is already starting to seem cramped, because it was like 1.6 TB actually with its setup, the smallest CalDigit unit, and I wish we had that huge 16 TB one, that'd be so great.
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Where are you shopping?
1TB
http://www.frys.com/product/5478279?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
or even better for 1,5TB
http://www.frys.com/product/5803213?site=sa:Homepage Pod:Pod4
or one 1,5 TB with an enclosure
http://www.frys.com/product/5806453?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
There is no reason nowadays to not have enough storage space.
 
JonathanLB said:
Where are you shopping?! I've never seen 1 TB for $90. I was stoked because 500 gig drives are like $90 now. But 1 TB drives still run $150 or so, at least good ones. Maybe if you're into buying some weird off-brand HD, I have no idea, I only keep up with prices for Western Digital and other reputable companies.
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You don't keep up very well. First of all, buy a clue and stop digging up and responding to posts that are over 6 months old. Second, I just bought a 5-pack of WD Caviar Black 1TB drives last week for $420. You do the math on that one.

NewEgg had the WD Caviar Green 1TB (excellent for external single-drive enclosures) as their Shell-Shocker special two weeks ago for $60. I bought one of those, too.

500GB drives? People still buy those? :tongue_smilie:

These will hopefully be the last 1TB drives I ever buy. I stepped back to 1TB drives because I'm now on my third failed 1.5TB drive this year. I'll wait and see if the 2TB units that are hitting the market now will be any better.
 
Wtf 1.5TB HDD with only USB 2.0! Omg omg
 
2GB Hard Disks

2GB Hard Disks

... the 2TB units that are hitting the market now ...
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Humm, as an archive, how many hours of RED RAY 4K movies is that ?

< calculate > 2GB / 10 Mbps = 400 + .... :party:
 
2GB Hard Disks with USB-2

2GB Hard Disks with USB-2

Depends on what you want to do with it.

If its $100, I have a use for one or two of those...
 
Or look at it this way... The bare 1.5TB drive sells for about $110. So it's like buying one of those and getting a free USB2 enclosure.

The USB2 model might not be a bad idea for anyone who just bought one of the new 15" Macbook Pro systems. That would still leave their only other connection bus (firewire) free for connecting a RED Drive. <ducks for cover>
 
I am looking for this solution - swapable external HDD dock with all plugs you will need and pile of bare HDD
 
Thermaltake and Bytecc both make external HDD docks like you're talking about. Both are available in various models, the top-end model from Bytecc has eSATA, USB2 and Firewire-800. The Thermaltake model is the same, but I don't know if it has the FW800 or not. You can drop any 3.5" or 2.5" SATA disk into the unit.
 
I use the Thermaltake and absolutly love it, as over the years I've accumulated quite an extensive amount of laptop and desktop hard drives, so swapping them in and out, then throwing them in their respective anti static bag and either shipping them to remote backup locations (i.e. home home in the midwest) or locking them up in a fireproof safe. Long story short:thumbup1:
 
Hi Simon.

I am also use it now.It's pleasure to be a part of your forum. I love to try also what you are discussing here. Thanks!
 
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