SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
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SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
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Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#2this is a joke right?
Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#3I assume 7 days is worst-case scenario, corporate-level drive quality (which is lower than consumer-grade) plus high temperature?
Is it becoming necessary to switch to a filesystem that ensures data integrity with redundancy and regular checksums?
Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#4 According to a recent presentation by Seagate's Alvin
Cox, who is also chairman of the Joint Electron Device
Engineering Council (JEDEC), the period of time that data
will be retained on an SSD is halved for every 5 degrees
Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) rise in temperature in the
area where the SSD is stored.
Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#5This terrible article is actually a great example of a submarine. Note the mention of a completely irrelevant "security" company halfway down, and then a link to their blog post.
In any case, it's terrible because it takes testing criteria under extreme conditions (don't store your SSDs at 55C) and then fearmongers this as the norm.
Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#6According to a recent presentation by Seagate's Alvin Cox, who is also chairman of the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), the period of time that data will be retained on an SSD is halved for every 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) rise in temperature in the area where the SSD is stored. "SSDs scary," says leading manufacturer of mechanical hard drives. "Mechanical drives good! SSDs baaaaaad! Y…
Facetiousness aside, both what he _actually_ said (in other words, the notes about storage temperature), and who is saying this should be noted.
Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#7This terrible article is actually a great example of a submarine. Note the mention of a completely irrelevant "security" company halfway down, and then a link to their blog post. In any case, it's terrible because it takes testing criteria under extreme conditions (don't store your SSDs at 55C) and then fearmongers this as the norm.
submarine?
Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#8This terrible article is actually a great example of a submarine. Note the mention of a completely irrelevant "security" company halfway down, and then a link to their blog post. In any case, it's terrible because it takes testing criteria under extreme conditions (don't store your SSDs at 55C) and then fearmongers this as the norm.
submarine?
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Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#9This terrible article is actually a great example of a submarine. Note the mention of a completely irrelevant "security" company halfway down, and then a link to their blog post. In any case, it's terrible because it takes testing criteria under extreme conditions (don't store your SSDs at 55C) and then fearmongers this as the norm.
submarine?
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Re: SSDs lose data if left without power for just 7 days
#10This terrible article is actually a great example of a submarine. Note the mention of a completely irrelevant "security" company halfway down, and then a link to their blog post. In any case, it's terrible because it takes testing criteria under extreme conditions (don't store your SSDs at 55C) and then fearmongers this as the norm.
submarine?
It's a reference to a PG essay where he talks about how PR agencies often give press releases and news stories that are little more than hidden adverts by reporting selective truths: http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html