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I_Am_Slightly_Evil t1_j2ubq1j wrote

Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: Man holding a 10 MB hard disk drive platter by AndyJack86

How much would this size platter hold with modern data architecture.

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Alpha2023 t1_j2uyst3 wrote

Assuming comment in other thread holds true (20 bits per square mm, 500,000 square mm total-ish area, modern discs holding around 200,000,000 bits per square mm) the answer is about 12.5 Terabytes. Your seek times would be abysmal though!

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trapbuilder2 t1_j2uduik wrote

Based on absolutely no information on the subject at all, I'll say 1tb

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