Using the data from the years 2005 to 2015 in Figure 6.15(c), estimate the year when you
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Using the data from the years 2005 to 2015 in Figure 6.15(c), estimate the year when you will be able to buy a petabyte (1015 bytes) of rotating disk storage for $200. Assume actual dollars (no inflation).
Figure 6.15(c)
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Metric $/GB Min. seek time (ms) Typical size (GB) 1985 100,000 75 0.01 1990 8,000 28 0.16 1995 2000 2005 300 10 1 10 8 20 5 5 160 2010 2015 0.3 0.03 3 3 1,500 3,000 2015:1985 3,333,333 25 300,000
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