R: Large discs (Was: Spectre & Meltdown

[Fred Cisin]

On Fri, 5 Jan 2018, Mazzini Alessandro wrote:
> I'm  not sure I would use SSD for long term "secure" storage, unless maybe
> using enterprise level ones.
> Consumer level SSD are, by specifics, guaranteed to retain data for 6 months
> if unpowered... any more time means being lucky. Would suck to save, store,
> and after some years find the data mangled...

Yep!
SSD would be very unsuitable for archiving.
But, it is a nice fast medium for short-term uses.
AND, it MIGHT be the first to get a unit larger than 2TB that will fit in 
a thin 2.5" form factor.
Probably better SHORT-TERM reliability than the Seagate 2TB thin SATA 
spinning rust.


What is the archival life of a BDXL, other than M-disc?
M-disc media is a bit expensive.
It looks like an excellent medium for data collections a tenth the size of 
what I'm playing with.


It seems that it is still necessary to maintain multiple copies 
(geographically separate - we had a 4.4 quake yesterday morning), on 
multiple different media, and make new copies on a regular basis.


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Grumpy Ol' Fred     		cisin at xenosoft.com