Toshiba announces microwave-assisted 18 TB HDDs for desktop and NAS

[RudyBob]

There is still a lot of work needed to make cloud subscriptions better -so less need to buy consumer hard drives . Music is getting pretty good . Not sure anyone buys Encyclopedia Britannica offline anymore .
Academic Papers can be expensive - thought can email authors for free copy .
People still have huge TV/Movie servers - as they can control quality. full remuxes , bonus features, commentaries and availability - F&F #3 probably always on subscription . 1960 classic French movie - who knows .
Also a lot of stuff is region dependant - remember having to buy the right DVD player etc to play DVDs you buy from the US or UK . No wonder we do no trust the rights providers

NO Cloud

 

[BobHome]

WOW ..... and to think I was so impressed when Apple released the first hard drive at all of 5 mb ....... whew, that was a long time ago ....

5 MB, I had one of those in the day, but another brand. I used it with my Atari 800 computer & later my ST.
BUT, the motor struggled to spin it up so it sat on my desk opened up so I could give the platter a nudge. Worked perfectly all the way up to when I replaced it with a 10 MB, then a 200 MB drive.

 

[NotAFanboyofAny]

Exactly what I wrote. Didn't think it would need explanation.

Well, If 18TB HDD showing as 16.37 TB or something, it is because windows are showing it in TiB, and the storage manufacturer marks them as TB.