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bloaf
on June 20, 2013
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How to fit 1,000 terabytes on a DVD
Wouldn't that have huge problems with durability? A single scratch could render a lot of data unreadable.
Selfcommit
on June 20, 2013
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Would it really be so hard to engineer these "disks" with an outside layer of plastic protection?
I have a mock-up here:
http://i.imgur.com/DbV5ByR.jpg
algorias
on June 20, 2013
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Yes, and it's the same with CDs / DVDs. That's why the information is stored redundantly, to be able to losslessly read all data in the presence of a limited amount of scratches.
chopsueyar
on June 20, 2013
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That is an issue with any storage media where storage density increases relative to size.
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