> who cares if it can store an exabyte if it takes all month to read it
> You probably don't want to have to need a separate device to read and a device to write
Are you only thinking about home consumer applications?
I’m not sure what the GP is thinking, but I would love a cheap-ish exabyte storage even if it takes a month to read fully. Damn, I’d gladly take it even if the speed is comparable to an SSD! (Though the price would be a question of course.)