Comments on: What Would You do with a 1.5 Terabyte Hard Drive? http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:08:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: D Barriga http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-783579 D Barriga Mon, 11 May 2009 15:50:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-783579 In 1982, we had our first family computer. It was a clone of Apple II, had 64 kB of RAM, no hard disk. A few months later we bought an external 5.25 in. diskette drive. Each diskette can store 360 kB which was enough to store several arcade games. You can have pacman, galaxian, apple invaders, apple panic, crazy climber, etc. with just 1 diskette. In 1982, we had our first family computer. It was a clone of Apple II, had 64 kB of RAM, no hard disk. A few months later we bought an external 5.25 in. diskette drive. Each diskette can store 360 kB which was enough to store several arcade games. You can have pacman, galaxian, apple invaders, apple panic, crazy climber, etc. with just 1 diskette.

]]> By: mrogi http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-510631 mrogi Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:43:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-510631 1.5 Terabytes? I will need 4 times that much space to contain my porn collection? 1.5 Terabytes? I will need 4 times that much space to contain my porn collection?

]]> By: David P http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-510504 David P Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:10:03 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-510504 Just bought a 1TB HD for the movies I'm backing up. I have 312 DVD's and some have 3 movies in them. My Q: Do you think thats enough space to put these movies in? :( PS. Half my movies date from 1922-1950, and most are only an hour long. Ty Just bought a 1TB HD for the movies I’m backing up. I have 312 DVD’s and some have 3 movies in them. My Q: Do you think thats enough space to put these movies in? :(
PS. Half my movies date from 1922-1950, and most are only an hour long. Ty

]]> By: Brad456 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-420969 Brad456 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:14:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-420969 I have 2.5 terabytes right now. with 100 meg of free space. I need a 20 terabyte harddrive yesterday. then I can worry about what I need today. what about the terabyte optical disc that many have been promising over the last 8 years. I need it now. I have 2.5 terabytes right now.
with 100 meg of free space.

I need a 20 terabyte harddrive yesterday.
then I can worry about what I need today.

what about the terabyte optical disc that many have been promising over the last 8 years.
I need it now.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-413883 Rarst Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:06:08 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-413883 >At 700 MB per movie, 1.5 TB would hold 2247 movies. Not a whole lotta people have collections like that. 700Mb per movie is too small for a modern rip. :) HDTV and such takes more space than ancient AVI. >At 700 MB per movie, 1.5 TB would hold 2247 movies. Not a whole lotta people have collections like that.

700Mb per movie is too small for a modern rip. :) HDTV and such takes more space than ancient AVI.

]]> By: Otis http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-413826 Otis Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:40:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-413826 At 700 MB per movie, 1.5 TB would hold 2247 movies. Not a whole lotta people have collections like that. At 700 MB per movie, 1.5 TB would hold 2247 movies. Not a whole lotta people have collections like that.

]]> By: Bruno http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-408876 Bruno Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:51:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-408876 yea Dre, I remember it, because ZX81 was my first computer, I still have it with his box and it works. Me too, my first PC was a 8086 at 8Mhz. We speak about capacity, performance but rarely about hardware's quality. yea Dre, I remember it, because ZX81 was my first computer, I still have it with his box and it works. Me too, my first PC was a 8086 at 8Mhz. We speak about capacity, performance but rarely about hardware’s quality.

]]> By: Stephen Lynch http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-408776 Stephen Lynch Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:27:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-408776 I just got through with backing up 500+ disk CD collection. I want my kids to experience the joys of listening to Black Flag, Miles Davis, Sonic Youth, etc. What would I use the 1.5 TB disk for? Well, I have books and videos, too.... I just got through with backing up 500+ disk CD collection. I want my kids to experience the joys of listening to Black Flag, Miles Davis, Sonic Youth, etc.

What would I use the 1.5 TB disk for? Well, I have books and videos, too….

]]> By: Kid British http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-408403 Kid British Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:52:21 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-408403 I love the idea of huge drives, but having had a HDD fail on me in the past I can't help but feel worried about the prospect of losing 2TB of data if a disk goes faulty. I love the idea of huge drives, but having had a HDD fail on me in the past I can’t help but feel worried about the prospect of losing 2TB of data if a disk goes faulty.

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-408185 Rarst Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:47:02 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-408185 >Pretty soon solid state hard drives will make 20TB storage capacity commonplace. Or not. They are still extremely expensive and not all believe that they are best possible variant. btw hybrid (HDD+Flash) drives failed miserably and were pretty much dropped... I remember lots of hype about them as well. >Pretty soon solid state hard drives will make 20TB storage capacity commonplace.

Or not. They are still extremely expensive and not all believe that they are best possible variant.

btw hybrid (HDD+Flash) drives failed miserably and were pretty much dropped… I remember lots of hype about them as well.

]]> By: mrogi http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-408160 mrogi Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:24:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-408160 Pretty soon solid state hard drives will make 20TB storage capacity commonplace. Pretty soon solid state hard drives will make 20TB storage capacity commonplace.

]]> By: thunder7 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-408054 thunder7 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:26:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-408054 never mind the 1.5TB check this "Hitachi to launch 5TB hard drive by 2010" http://www.pclaunches.com/hard_drive/hitachi_to_launch_5tb_hard_drive_by_2010.php never mind the 1.5TB check this
“Hitachi to launch 5TB hard drive by 2010″
http://www.pclaunches.com/hard_drive/hitachi_to_launch_5tb_hard_drive_by_2010.php

]]> By: thunder7 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407829 thunder7 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:42:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407829 I download all the killer freeware and Open Source programs that I find, and movies. I have already filled up 4 hard drives (2) 250GB (2) 80GB just with personal data. My raptor [74GB 10,000 RPM] just has Windows XP pro on it. I could fill up a 1.5 TB pretty quick with programs. And burn DVD'S all winter long. And as I normally do I give these programs away with the url's of where they came from. My personal data though i have been collecting since Windows 95. Yes, I have a OCD!. I download all the killer freeware and Open Source programs that I find, and movies.

I have already filled up 4 hard drives (2) 250GB (2) 80GB just with personal data. My raptor [74GB 10,000 RPM] just has Windows XP pro on it.

I could fill up a 1.5 TB pretty quick with programs. And burn DVD’S all winter long.

And as I normally do I give these programs away with the url’s of where they came from.

My personal data though i have been collecting since Windows 95.
Yes, I have a OCD!.

]]> By: David http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407764 David Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:50:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407764 www.demonoid.com? There goes your 1TB of space. http://www.demonoid.com? There goes your 1TB of space.

]]> By: bmunch http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407278 bmunch Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:30:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407278 I would use it as a backup for my other 1 terabyte HD. That's life, the more disk space you have, the more backup space you need... I would use it as a backup for my other 1 terabyte HD. That’s life, the more disk space you have, the more backup space you need…

]]> By: Josh http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407249 Josh Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:40:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407249 people neeed this kind of space, especially when dealing with raw footage of something, say, HD film editing, WAV files for music etc. MP3's may only take up a few megabytes for one song, but if you are mixing a track yourself you may find you have hundreds of different takes of different instruments all in .WAV files which could take up a LOT of space. people neeed this kind of space, especially when dealing with raw footage of something, say, HD film editing, WAV files for music etc. MP3’s may only take up a few megabytes for one song, but if you are mixing a track yourself you may find you have hundreds of different takes of different instruments all in .WAV files which could take up a LOT of space.

]]> By: MrD666 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407152 MrD666 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:04:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407152 I myself got 1 TB of storage (500GB WD 7200) and another 500GB WD External 7200). Both are SATA, and I wouldn't ever go back to anything else. I would of bought another one, but my wife wouldn't let me (yet!)... We are living abroad, and my wife likes to watch FAMILIAR TV shows, so we store all of them on the drive(s). She takes it with her on trips, as I do with our EeePC or the other laptop. I would like to have another 2 TB so I could put all of the DVD movies we got on there as well. I find it better than amassing tons and tons of burnt out media. Media becomes useless after a while and bulky, honestly. I myself got 1 TB of storage (500GB WD 7200) and another 500GB WD External 7200). Both are SATA, and I wouldn’t ever go back to anything else. I would of bought another one, but my wife wouldn’t let me (yet!)… We are living abroad, and my wife likes to watch FAMILIAR TV shows, so we store all of them on the drive(s). She takes it with her on trips, as I do with our EeePC or the other laptop. I would like to have another 2 TB so I could put all of the DVD movies we got on there as well. I find it better than amassing tons and tons of burnt out media. Media becomes useless after a while and bulky, honestly.

]]> By: Dre http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407141 Dre Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:29:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407141 Wow... my first pc was a pc-xt with a 8088 processor running at blazing 4.77Mhz and i believe 512kb of ram... It had a 10Mb hd.... my first computer was a brazilian tk-85 a clone to the sinclair zx81 with a cassete player to load and record programs/codes... I'm only 30y/o anybody remember those?? Wow… my first pc was a pc-xt with a 8088 processor running at blazing 4.77Mhz and i believe 512kb of ram… It had a 10Mb hd…. my first computer was a brazilian tk-85 a clone to the sinclair zx81 with a cassete player to load and record programs/codes… I’m only 30y/o anybody remember those??

]]> By: Greeze http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407053 Greeze Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:44:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407053 My first computer didn't have a hard drive: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/1200xl/1200xl.html When I finally have over 1TB of storage, it'll be filled with TV series and movies. The games will go on my current drive until I get bored of them. My first computer didn’t have a hard drive: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/1200xl/1200xl.html

When I finally have over 1TB of storage, it’ll be filled with TV series and movies. The games will go on my current drive until I get bored of them.

]]> By: Izzatz http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/13/what-would-you-do-with-a-15-terabyte-hard-drive/#comment-407042 Izzatz Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:28:45 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5316#comment-407042 How bout create our own server? That would be awesome. But you should have a decent connection though. How bout create our own server? That would be awesome. But you should have a decent connection though.

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