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this is very optical-media centric. is that on purpose? [[User:Poofygoof|Poofygoof]] 04:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC) | this is very optical-media centric. is that on purpose? [[User:Poofygoof|Poofygoof]] 04:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC) | ||
== Hard drive cost == | |||
"data can be bought cheaply in comparison to other formats ($200 could probably buy one terabyte of storage), and so are the recommended format used for backups." | |||
$200 is pretty darn steep for a terabyte now (may the technology gods bless moore's law) a more reasonable price might be less than half that... erm.. £50 or so (for a random drive from a common retailer), so $80? --[[User:Dr-spangle|Dr-spangle]] 22:32, 13 February 2011 (UTC) | |||
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this is very optical-media centric. is that on purpose? Poofygoof 04:02, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Hard drive cost
"data can be bought cheaply in comparison to other formats ($200 could probably buy one terabyte of storage), and so are the recommended format used for backups."
$200 is pretty darn steep for a terabyte now (may the technology gods bless moore's law) a more reasonable price might be less than half that... erm.. £50 or so (for a random drive from a common retailer), so $80? --Dr-spangle 22:32, 13 February 2011 (UTC)