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RandomDeadHead
Apr 17, 2003, 03:49 AM
LINK (http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professional/webapp/ModelInfo?m=0&sm=0&p=4&sp=20000&id=20114)

29.0 Petabytes. How many mp3's do you think this would hold?

Now thats what I call MASS storage:eek:


Wes
Apr 17, 2003, 04:12 AM
Well it's early in the morning but by my calculations, a petabyte is 1,125,899,906,842,624 bytes so 29 is 3.676186771475307e+31and if your average song is 4.5 megs you will get 6,919,669,561.444 songs on there. :D Oh you have to love too much free time. I hope I'm right.
RandomDeadHead
Apr 17, 2003, 06:15 AM
6,919,669,561.444 songs

I doubt their is that many recorded songs in existance. But I could be wrong, and probably am.
peterjhill
Apr 17, 2003, 06:53 AM
Well, it is a tape library. Not sure I would want to keep my MP3 collection on it. It is like a giant DAT machine. Also note this:
calable and highly flexible in design for storage applications up to 29.0 Petabytes (compressed) or 11.2 Petabytes (native).

Since MP3s are already compressed, you would only get the 11.2 Petabytes of storage. (only - that's funny). I would get about 8 or 9 Xserve RAIDs and a cluster Xserve, a fiber channel switch a rack and a pdu instead of the Sony deal. Give me online storage.
scem0
Apr 17, 2003, 08:33 AM
All for only $126,000.000??!?!?!?!? ;)
bennetsaysargh
Apr 17, 2003, 08:51 AM
i like the whole aspect of .444.
it's like its going to have to be a song at about a minute and a half.
NavyIntel007
Apr 17, 2003, 09:48 AM
Originally posted by bennetsaysargh
i like the whole aspect of .444.
it's like its going to have to be a song at about a minute and a half.

Searches iTunes for Punk/Ska playlist...
Closest one I have to 1:30 is "F--- You and Your Cat" by Goldfinger at 1:19.
bennetsaysargh
Apr 17, 2003, 09:19 PM
my closest to a minute and a half is No Doubt-A Little Something Refreshing. It's 1:18. Really funny too.:-P
medea
Apr 17, 2003, 10:31 PM
hmm I have plenty of songs that are under a minute.....
anyways, outside of serious medical, scientific or government uses I can't imagine anyone who would need that, or afford it.
shadowfax
Apr 18, 2003, 03:23 AM
Originally posted by medea
hmm I have plenty of songs that are under a minute.....
anyways, outside of serious medical, scientific or government uses I can't imagine anyone who would need that, or afford it. not corporate usage?
MrMacMan
Apr 18, 2003, 06:44 AM
Originally posted by Shadowfax
not corporate usage?

eh, I don't think so...

There is no way THAT is portable. :eek:
bennetsaysargh
Apr 18, 2003, 11:03 AM
the basic weighs 859.80lbs
not portable at all. i mean unless if you are that strong.:D :rolleyes: