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Meet the Super DVD: Scientists Develop Massive 1 Petabit Optical Disk (gizmodo.com)
submitted 8 months ago by ptz@dubvee.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Note: Unfortunately the research paper linked in the article is a dead/broken/wrong link. Perhaps the author will update it later.

From the limited coverage, it doesn't sound like there's an actual optical drive that utilizes this yet and that it's just theoretical based on the properties of the material the researchers developed.

I'm not holding my breath, but I would absolutely love to be able to back up my storage system to a single optical disc (even if tens of TBs go unused).

If they could make a R/W version of that, holy crap.

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[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 68 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I’m already ready to buy the 32K ultra extended directors cut of the LOTR with this news.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 34 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Lol, I feel like it'd still be a multi-disc set.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

It had better be.

[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago

It's traditional to split Fellowship at Rivendell.

[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Let me guess, you'll watch it on your 720p TV? /s

[–] femboy_bird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Give him credit, it's 900p

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 12 points 8 months ago

Lets meet halfway and say 900i

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Gonna need a new release of Skyrim too.