Solid State (Score 1)

Why hasn't anybody mentioned solid state disk yet? With no moving parts and presumably a ridiculous life span it seems like the way to go. If your willing to use lots of small disk instead of one large one, the price per GB is manageable. The cost per GB is also dropping steadily so this clearly becomes and more attractive solution in time. When coupled with codecs that have open source implementations it seems to be maintenance free future proof archival solution. No proprietary codec head aches, no dye deterioration, and no HD motor / lubrication problems.