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Reading "..combining five terabytes of image data.." and "Figure 1. The TerraServer hardware" while looking at the portable 2TB external HDD sitting on my desk.
by wiradikusuma 13y ago
Reading "..combining five terabytes of image data.." and "Figure 1. The TerraServer hardware" while looking at the portable 2TB external HDD sitting on my desk... how technology advances rapidly. Makes me wonder how (storage) technology can be in 10-15 years.
- mariusz79 13y agoYet our smartphones can't seem to get over 64GB limit. Personally, I'm afraid that the cloud will effectively slow-down the progress in the storage space, at least in the consumer portion of it.
- rtkwe 13y agoThere's space inside for more storage in most phones. 64GB is just a point where the number of people who would actually use that amount of space rapidly diminishes.
- akgerber 13y agoSD cards are available with up to 256GB of storage. They just cost $400 or so[0], so I don't think enough people see the value of paying for that much storage in a phone. [0]http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Professional-256GB-Memory-LSD256CTBNA600/dp/B0090BEWKY http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Professional-256GB-Memory-LSD256...
- mariusz79 13y agoWhat about the phones that come without sd card support?
- akgerber 13y agoThe flash memory chips used in phones are essentially the same as those used in SD cards, and phones often use SDIO for internal communication. The SD card is just a point of reference for the cost and availablity of flash memory unbundled from a phone.