5D Disk: 360Tb capacity, stability up to 1000*C - Practically unlimited lifetime

[solid_jake]

[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;41381863]wish that was longer, even if it was a longer loop[/QUOTE]

That's a petshop boys song

[video=youtube;58sQUUsn-90]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58sQUUsn-90[/video]

1:17

[ewitwins]

I can see something like the United States Library of Congress or the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization using technology like this, but I can't imagine it being affordable for the layman anytime soon.

[Lambadvanced]

[QUOTE=alien_guy;41381482]read write speeds are irrelevant for super-longtime storage.[/QUOTE]

I guess so, but I was hoping this could be useful for us day to day users

[VinLAURiA]

This would be great for archival purposes and nearline storage.

[Desuh]

As a photographer I would love this to store my photos on it without having to make dozen backups for the case the hard drive decides to die.

[Kazumi]

Welp, will probably be a long time before it becomes affordable for ordinary consumers.

[Giraffen93]

I always think "no way" when i read stuff like this, but some time it's really bound to happen.

[confinedUser]

[QUOTE=ewitwins;41388266]I can see something like the United States Library of Congress or the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization using technology like this, but I can't imagine it being affordable for the layman anytime soon.[/QUOTE]
you forgot NSA

[sir whoopsalot]

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;41390598]I always think "no way" when i read stuff like this,[/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_DPrSEOEo[/media]

[SuddenImpact]

[QUOTE=Arsonist;41381824]Imagine a finding a time capsule after that amount of time[/QUOTE]

Rickroll to the future!

[ScottyWired]

Although this must kinda feel like a massive "fuck you" to the guys who made a regular DVD fit 1TB coming just a month or so afterwards.

[Col. Buggernuts]

[QUOTE=ScottyWired;41391843]Although this must kinda feel like a massive "fuck you" to the guys who made a regular DVD fit 1TB coming just a month or so afterwards.[/QUOTE]Theirs is probably way closer to market readiness than this thing. Plus this is probably going to have very specific applications first for a while, such as archiving.