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Anyone want to comment on the scientific reason for this? Plenty of commenters on HN and dzone are claiming that RAID-1 will provide sufficient protection. Unf
by rbranson 17y ago
Anyone want to comment on the scientific reason for this?
Plenty of commenters on HN and dzone are claiming that RAID-1 will provide sufficient protection. Unfortunately, RAID-1 doesn't guard against data corruption or accidental destruction of data. I highly recommend something like Backblaze ($5/mo, unlimited storage, fairly hacker-friendly).
- gamache 17y agoThe scientific basis, according to the article, is that the platters shrink ever so slightly in the extreme cold, and that this slight shrinking can be the difference between a clean read and a head crash.