Ceramics-based storage medium consumes very little energy and lasts more than 5,000 years, creators say

Video of ceramic storage system prototype surfaces online — 10,000TB cartridges bombarded with laser rays could become mainstream by 2030, making slow hard drives and tapes obsolete::Ceramics-based storage medium consumes very little energy and lasts more than 5,000 years, creators say

  • BrokkrEnglish
    5•7 months ago

    Depending on price, consumers may be able to afford multiples. They could in theory use them until no space remains. This would be be fine for any data storage that people want, but obvious wouldn’t be good as your c drive.

    • @douglasg14b@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      I’m sure the plates are reasonable but are you going to be sticking a electron microscope in your office…?

      We’re talking about equipment that’s hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in order to write and read from these plates.

      • BrokkrEnglish
        1•7 months ago

        I get your point, but the consumer version may not need to be as complex as an electron microscope. Additionally, there will be much more demand for these than electron microscopes. I’m speculating here, but both of these factors together could reduce the price significantly.