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  • New Disk Drive World Record

    Here's a press release from the place I work.... http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020429/sfm091_1.html

    In summary...
    " Read-Rite Corporation (Nasdaq: RDRT - news) today announced the achievement of a new areal density data storage world record of 130 billion bits per square inch. The areal density breakthrough equates to 170 billion bytes (or gigabytes) per 3.5-inch platter, and represents more than a 100% increase in areal density from the 63.2 billion bits per inch attained in October 2000. The areal density achieved with these heads will enable consumers to record 134 VHS full-length motion pictures on a two-disk personal video recorder when the technology reaches the marketplace. "

    In comparison, the high-end drives that are on the market today have densities of about 40 GB per platter.
    My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

    Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

    Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

  • #2
    So who needs video compression?

    Kevin

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    • #3
      Ahh, if only matrox was making another low-end capture card.

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      • #4
        Sweet Frank!!!
        /me wonders if you ill get a nice rase this year!

        If so lunch is on Beezer

        Oboy
        Time to make the wafers!
        Oboy Inside!

        intel P4 2.26 @ 2.957Ghz

        "Life isn't like a box of chocolates...it's more like a jar of
        jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow."

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Oboy

          /me wonders if you ill get a nice rase this year!

          Oboy
          Unlikely. Did you notice our stock price?
          My rig: P4 3.0GHz; Asus P4C800E; 1GB DDR 3200; AIW Radeon 9800 Pro; WD 120GB SATA; Plextor DVD burner; Liteon DVD reader; Audigy 2ZS; Logitech Z560 4.1; NEC FE991SB

          Kid's rig: AMD XP 1600+; 512MB ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 60GB; Plextor CD burner; Sony DVD reader; SB Live; Cambridge 4.1 speakers; NEC FE991SB

          Other kid's rig: Athlon 2700+; ASUS A7N8X mobo; 512MB PC3200 ram; GF4 Ti4600; Maxtor 80GB; SB Live; Cambridge 2.1; NEC FE991SB; Liteon DVD-ROM

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