A 5MB Hard Drive, 1956 - eviltoast

  • kboy101222@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    And nowadays you can get a 2TB SSD that fits in your pocket and costs like $150.

    Can someone do the math on how much cheaper and smaller memory is now?

    • Wahots@pawb.social
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      10 months ago

      Hell, you can get a 1tb microSD card for around that same price. Crazy. Be careful not to accidentally inhale it, lol

      • iamanurd@midwest.social
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        10 months ago

        To add a bit of perspective, the 4tb m.2 ssd that I just bought for around $300USD would fill a cube that is a bit over a football field in length, width, and height.

        It would cost about $44 billion before inflation is factored in, or $487 billion with inflation included.

        It would also use an insane amount of electricity, be a ton slower, and likely generate an enormous amount of heat.

        Hoping I did the math correctly. Haven’t had coffee.