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Comment How about 2000 pounds? 20 4U storage. For $173K (Score 0, Offtopic) 495

Yes, you can get 1 Petabyte server with only 20 storage servers now. These are available now.

Here is the spec. You would need only 20 units for 1 Petabyte. Thanks for reading!

Qty Description
1 KING STAR 4U SYSTEM SERVON XS413
1 MB SM XEON X7DBE Motherboard
                Integrated ESB2 6-port SATAII Controller, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
                Integrated Intel 82563EB Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
                Integrated ATI ES1000 16MB Graphics"
2 CPU XEON QUAD CORE 2.66 12M 1333 E5430
2 FAN SM 2U XEON SNK-P0018..DEMPSEY LGA771 PASSIVE
2 MEM DDRII 667 4GB FB-DIMM
1 CO SM AOC-SIMLP-B+
1 LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 84016E 16-port 3Gb/s PCI-Express SAS/SATA RAID Adapter
24 HD SATAII 2TB WD WD20EADS
2 HD SATAII 2TB WD WD20EADS
1 CASE SUPERMICRO SC846E1-R900B

Ray Liu
King Star Computer
1259 Reamwood Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Tel: 408-736-8590 x108
Fax: 408-736-4151
www.kingstarusa.com
ray at kingstarusa.com

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Jon Morgan writes "Whilst heaving around numerous data storage systems to sell (they weigh A LOT!), we got to wondering: How heavy is a Petabyte of data storage? Our best guess is 365KG, which is 6 million times lighter than in 1980! But is there a lighter way to store a Petabyte?"

Comment Do what Netflix, or ehit.com do to store its dvds! (Score 2, Informative) 244

Netflix put them in file cabinets in rows and rows of disk in sleeves. Each disk is barcode or numbered. Or you can alphabitcally them. You can do a google image search on on netflix to see the look of the cabinet. I run an online dvd rental store at www.ehit.com. If you want to save money on making the boxes, you can have the boxes make out of cardboard to your size and dimension. The cost is really low. And then stock them into a sliding shelf or rack. This way I don't see any problem in store all your dvds in a room. Help this will help! Ray Liu

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