Team Adept - Coming soon: The 8-terabyte desktop -
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Published on: 4/25/2007
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The gamer PC specialist later this year will launch a desktop PC with 16 hard drives, according to Raul Sood, VoodooPC president.
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Depending on the standard and the compression, HD video can require anywhere from 11 to 410 gigabytes per hour of video. (1,000GB make up 1TB.) "Storage is going to be where it's at with Vista," Sood said.
"I think Vista is more of a (increasing the) storage play than a memory play.
There will be a lot more emphasis on storage."
Usually, memory makers are the ones rejoicing when a new Microsoft OS comes out because the upgrade typically prompts PC makers to substantially boost the amount of memory in their boxes.
Fully outfitted systems from VoodooPC won't be for those susceptible to sticker shock.
PCs with 8TB of storage might cost $8000 to $9000, Sood said.
Still, the company will likely sell 1TB systems with Vista.
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Microsoft has been selling a 64-bit version of Windows for around ten months, but few consumers actually buy systems with it, according to Sood and others.