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Since it has an ssd I could see mine working in 24 years when it is 30 years old.

• vardump 8y ago
  Do you have any particular reason to believe so? I think spinning rust is more likely to survive than electrical charges in tiny cells. SSDs require power at least once per 1-3 years or otherwise they can lose the stored data. If SSD loses critical housekeeping data, it might never work again.
  • alister 8y ago
    > SSDs require power at least once per 1-3 years or otherwise they can lose the stored data. This information needs to be better known. I assumed--and I think many people would assume--that SSDs would be an excellent medium for long term backups. Wikipedia confirms that SSDs aren’t good for long term storage: "If left without power, worn out SSDs typically start to lose data after about one to two years in storage, depending on temperature. New drives are supposed to retain data for about ten years."[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive#Comparison_with_other_technologies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive#Comparison_w...
  • dwighttk 8y ago
    good to know