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> And nothing of value was lost. Depends. There are still barely any options for archival-quality digital media for regular people. M-Disc is one of them. Most
by ricardobeat 1mo ago
> And nothing of value was lost.
Depends. There are still barely any options for archival-quality digital media for regular people. M-Disc is one of them. Most of what we have access to has a <30 year shelf life.
- publlus_enigma 1mo agoCloser to < 10 years for hard drives, SD Cards and USB sticks. All of the combine controller electronics with the storage medium itself, which is another point of failure, and one not easily repaired. Their lack of electrical isolation from a host, combined with their lack of true write protection, makes them vulnerable during read. Sadly, 5.25" internal Blu-ray drives are all but extinct now, though USB-C variants are still somewhat readily available with transports from Hitachi-LG.