Every issue of National Geographic back to 1888 is now available via a 160GB Hard Drive for the low cost of only $199.95. This full collection has been available in digital format via six DVD-ROMs for a while now, but this dedicated device opens up a whole new world of search capabilities that allow you to search on text, articles and photos that span more than a century. The revelations that this volume holds for changes on our planet are mind boggling.
I’m sure my parents den looks like a lot of others throughout the country with a long continuous lineup of yellow spines on a lower shelf. My father has collected copies for years until he ran out of room, and even has back copies into the 1800s. This new medium makes the collection irrelevant in one fell swoop, putting the details of all these issues and more into a searchable and attractive interface.
The digital medium provides a superior experience, with no need to flip through musty and fragile old copies paging through issues and tables of content to find what you’re interested in. Instead, you can just type and filter and compile pictures and words to reveal insights into places, cultures and species on our planet. The continuous high quality of this resource over the years makes it a reference worthy of every desktop, and now it’s attainable for less than a decade’s worth of subscription costs.
The collection takes up just 60GB of the 3″ x 5″ drive’s space, allowing you 100GB of storage room in addition to this wonderful resource. The low price is rather shocking given all that you get with this, and you can even personalize the device with a name engraving at no additional cost.
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This is REALLY cool! My only question would be if it would be possible to add to it over the years by downloading new issues periodically. If so, this would be an incredible thing to have. Thanks for sharing!