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Moore's Law
I am not sure how much Moore's law might apply to storage, if at all, but it sure seems to me like the storage world has really frozen of late. Used to be that every few years, hard drives would double in size, but it has been about 4 years or so since I bought my first 4tb hard drive, and that size is still holding strong as the max at a decent price point, and I dare say I think I paid less for mine 3 years ago than I would if I bought the same drive today (I paid 130 bucks for mine 3 years ago from newegg). I know we have made great advancements in the realm of flash storage, and I also get that this is the direction of the future, at least for now. Still, I keep hoping to be able to buy a moderately priced 6-8TB monster any week now, and yet it seems like years are ticking by, and that product is not showing itself. Anyone have any insight into what is taking place on the storage front? Will we ever see 8Tb monsters, and if so, how long till then? Inquiring folks who need to expand their storage arsenal, would like to know.