Comment by pbronez 8 days ago In that scenario, maybe SSD prices drop enough that spinning disk loses relevance. 2 comments pbronez Reply bayindirh 6 days ago I don't see that possibility from a data retention duration perspective. SSDs are glorified and addressable capacitors at the end of the day, and they leak. Dylan16807 5 days ago For a backup drive that's plugged in at least every 2-3 months, an SSD is great if the price is right.For proper long term cold storage, you want tape.There's a niche in between where hard drives are good on their technical merits, but it's not a huge niche.
bayindirh 6 days ago I don't see that possibility from a data retention duration perspective. SSDs are glorified and addressable capacitors at the end of the day, and they leak. Dylan16807 5 days ago For a backup drive that's plugged in at least every 2-3 months, an SSD is great if the price is right.For proper long term cold storage, you want tape.There's a niche in between where hard drives are good on their technical merits, but it's not a huge niche.
Dylan16807 5 days ago For a backup drive that's plugged in at least every 2-3 months, an SSD is great if the price is right.For proper long term cold storage, you want tape.There's a niche in between where hard drives are good on their technical merits, but it's not a huge niche.
I don't see that possibility from a data retention duration perspective. SSDs are glorified and addressable capacitors at the end of the day, and they leak.
For a backup drive that's plugged in at least every 2-3 months, an SSD is great if the price is right.
For proper long term cold storage, you want tape.
There's a niche in between where hard drives are good on their technical merits, but it's not a huge niche.