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arrow-up163external-linkMicrosoft Repositions 7TB 'Project Silica' Glass Media as a Cloud Storage Solutionwww.tomshardware.com QuentinCallaghan ( @QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz ) TechnologyEnglish • 1 year ago message-square17fedilink
minus-square Micromot ( @Micromot@feddit.de ) linkfedilink22•1 year agoImagine dropping said sheet of glass and losing 7tb of your data
minus-square ReadyUser30 ( @ReadyUser30@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink7•1 year agoPresumably you can store the glass in a metal case with some padding? It’s not gonna be much more fragile than a hard drive.
minus-square pbjamm ( @pbjamm@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoSome current HDD platters are already made of glass or ceramic.
minus-square Micromot ( @Micromot@feddit.de ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoI would think it’s just not made for portable use but for storing data at a data center
Imagine dropping said sheet of glass and losing 7tb of your data
Presumably you can store the glass in a metal case with some padding? It’s not gonna be much more fragile than a hard drive.
Some current HDD platters are already made of glass or ceramic.
I would think it’s just not made for portable use but for storing data at a data center
Oopsie doopsie.