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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 462092" data-attributes="member: 2020">The largest hard drive available at the moment is 200 gigabytes.&nbsp; I have heard that Maxtor plans to release a 320 gigabyte hard drive early next year.&nbsp; I consider 1 terrabyte to be a crucial benchmark for numerous reasons, and I believe computer games and home video games will be enormously affected when hard drives reach this size.&nbsp; The question is:&nbsp; when will they reach this size, and be made available to the public in mass quantities?&nbsp; Does anyone know?&nbsp; Some of you might have information, or be in the know on the matter ... I am not in the know.&nbsp; At least, I am hoping some of you are in the know, and can tell me something on the matter.&nbsp; I appreciate that it is a matter of how much information you can cram onto 1 square inch of disk space.&nbsp; Prior to about 1999, it was considered impossible that more than about 40 gigabits could be crammed thus.&nbsp; With IBM's pixie dust breakthrough, that increased to (according to current thinking) 150 gigabits per square inch.&nbsp; Now, I believe Toshiba has demonstrated a technology (in the experimental stage still) that can cram 1 terrabit into one square inch of disk space.&nbsp; So, does anyone have the low down on the matter?&nbsp; Does anyone know when I can get my hands on a 1 terrabyte hard drive?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 462092, member: 2020"] The largest hard drive available at the moment is 200 gigabytes. I have heard that Maxtor plans to release a 320 gigabyte hard drive early next year. I consider 1 terrabyte to be a crucial benchmark for numerous reasons, and I believe computer games and home video games will be enormously affected when hard drives reach this size. The question is: when will they reach this size, and be made available to the public in mass quantities? Does anyone know? Some of you might have information, or be in the know on the matter ... I am not in the know. At least, I am hoping some of you are in the know, and can tell me something on the matter. I appreciate that it is a matter of how much information you can cram onto 1 square inch of disk space. Prior to about 1999, it was considered impossible that more than about 40 gigabits could be crammed thus. With IBM's pixie dust breakthrough, that increased to (according to current thinking) 150 gigabits per square inch. Now, I believe Toshiba has demonstrated a technology (in the experimental stage still) that can cram 1 terrabit into one square inch of disk space. So, does anyone have the low down on the matter? Does anyone know when I can get my hands on a 1 terrabyte hard drive? [/QUOTE]

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