They're going to work up to terabytes over the next few generations. As the technology improves they should be able to achieve some impressive capacities.
However, I don't see why anyone would buy this product now. Think about it: the cost for this is $18000 + $180 per 300GB...why would anyone spend that when you can pick up a 500GB hard drive for £40? I'm not sure what the retention time of a hard drive is, but it can't be far off 50 years when used for archive. Not only are HDs cheaper, but they've got better R/W times too.
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They're going to work up to terabytes over the next few generations. As the technology improves they should be able to achieve some impressive capacities.
However, I don't see why anyone would buy this product now. Think about it: the cost for this is $18000 + $180 per 300GB...why would anyone spend that when you can pick up a 500GB hard drive for £40? I'm not sure what the retention time of a hard drive is, but it can't be far off 50 years when used for archive. Not only are HDs cheaper, but they've got better R/W times too.
Exactly who is this product aimed at?