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SSD vs HDD reliability
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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 768555" data-attributes="member: 59833"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite126" alt=":ROFLMAO:" title="ROFL :ROFLMAO:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":ROFLMAO:" /></p><p></p><p>Yeah right. </p><p></p><p>Yes. Period. </p><p></p><p>If HDDs were "eternal", why do the best only have 5-year warranties when many SSDs come with 10 year warranties?</p><p></p><p>The issue of limited writes is moot with the latest generation SSDs. Yes, technically, it is still limited but the numbers are so high, you will never reach them. That is one reason why more and more data centers use SSDs.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But that was not the question. Even with long term storage, should the "data" on a SSD degrade, the SSD itself will still function just fine. A HD (anything with a motors actually) may not spin up after sitting years on a shelf as the lubricant may decay and/or harden and the bearings seize. Then what good is the data if the drive itself does not function?</p><p></p><p>So the answer is unequivocal. A SSD is more reliable. But if used for long term, <u>off-line</u> (no power) archival storage, the data should periodically be refreshed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 768555, member: 59833"] :ROFLMAO: Yeah right. Yes. Period. If HDDs were "eternal", why do the best only have 5-year warranties when many SSDs come with 10 year warranties? The issue of limited writes is moot with the latest generation SSDs. Yes, technically, it is still limited but the numbers are so high, you will never reach them. That is one reason why more and more data centers use SSDs. But that was not the question. Even with long term storage, should the "data" on a SSD degrade, the SSD itself will still function just fine. A HD (anything with a motors actually) may not spin up after sitting years on a shelf as the lubricant may decay and/or harden and the bearings seize. Then what good is the data if the drive itself does not function? So the answer is unequivocal. A SSD is more reliable. But if used for long term, [U]off-line[/U] (no power) archival storage, the data should periodically be refreshed. [/QUOTE]
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