http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/ Engadget Comments for Western Digital doubles HDD storage densities http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
Any who, no one really needs that much storage unless they're crazy video producers or someone who needs 50 installations of World of WarCraft.]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/> Any who, no one really needs
>> that much storage unless they're
>> crazy video producers...

Or crazy pr0n consumers?]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
...or theres always the porn I guess :/]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
Now that the graphics and audio technology advances, there's a crying need to fit more data. I'm positive soon we'll witness the emergence of the next generation of games / video / audio with more realistic and resource-consuming content to fill all the space provided by new drives.

At first, it sounds odd to have a 100Gb game, but why not? We had a similar transition in the past, but it was more striking then as we weren't prepared for changes. Now we are.

Be sure. ;)]]>Oct 18th 2007 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
And yes, I lovingly stroke both of them daily in the hopes that the RAID gods don't smite me for my blatant hubris.]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
Why are we wasting time on platter drives when SSD need alot more capacity!]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/12/new-tachikoma-spider-robot-on-the-loose/
Mmm, cyborgs.
]]>Oct 18th 2007 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 3:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/M]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 29th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/just a though.. let me know what you think?]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
What I don't understand is why we are still working with such old tech. Where are the data crystal storage or such. Is not the HD tech something like 40 years old now.]]>Oct 18th 2007 2:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
apparently they can store the information in the crystal using lasers or what hav you, but they cant get the information back out agen.

lol my two (sterling) pounds]]>Oct 18th 2007 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
I remember having a corrupted Stacker Drive on a Doctor's PC... Needless to say, I no longer work for that company...]]>Oct 18th 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
I'd rather they do it right, compared to IBM (before Hitachi acquired them), who released glass plate drives (75GXP) that 'suddenly lost data' and then were class actioned for it.

When it comes to people's data, it's about doing it right, not necessarily first. WD really accels in that case and has some of the best reliability in the industry (especially when it comes to the beloved Raptor). ]]>Oct 18th 2007 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/ ]]>Oct 18th 2007 4:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
Seriously, when will this bigger, larger, faster, thinner uhh... smaller, obsession gonna slow down?

People need to relax. I see way too many people buying Core 2 Duo laptops with insane video and audio cards to browse the internet, download stuff, and type papers.]]>Oct 18th 2007 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 4:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 7:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 6:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/It cost a family friend $1000, which he ordered for a client who didn't want it, but paid for it anyway... That was the best birthday gift... EVER! (until I get a 3TB drive in my stocking in 2009) ]]>Oct 18th 2007 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
Forget HD, SSD and Flash...bring on the liquid drives. Instant transferability and storage at a molecular level (in other words a lot). ]]>Oct 18th 2007 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/
But thats whats we said about our 2GB, 20GB, 200GB hard drives.
They aren't enough now so who is to say 3TB is too much.]]>Oct 18th 2007 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Considering my workstation consists of a laptop with a 250gb internal and 3 externals that sum up to 820gb
Then there is the one home media server with 1.75tb that's nearly full
and the other server has 300gb
It'd be so nifty to buy 1 drive and have almost the same amount of storage space
]]>Oct 18th 2007 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/18/western-digital-doubles-hdd-storage-densities/Oct 18th 2007 12:53PM