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   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 9/27/2024 1:33 PM, Ralf Schneider wrote:   
   > Am Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:40:57 -0400 schrieb Joel:   
   >   
   >> Nux Vomica  wrote:   
   >> Optical disks are good if you want a handheld copy of something, but   
   >> external storage or large USB media is what I'd prefer.   
   > I don't trust in USB drives, since I had amounts of crashes. My DVD-RAMs   
   > are still working.   
   >   
   > Regards   
   > Ralf   
   >   
      
   Once you get up to a certain size, they tend to use SSD controllers   
   inside, then a USB converter connected to that. This can radically   
   improve the storage characteristic. The SSD controller has static   
   and dynamic wear leveling. Very few USB sticks have that in a USB   
   controller (but there are some).   
      
   https://www.amazon.ca/Patriot-Supersonic-Prime-Flash-Drive/dp/B095HZ2S8B   
      
   In a review:   
      
      "Wrapping this up, the Rage Prime is a really well-built drive leaning   
       on proven components with a Phison PS2251-17 controller, a controller   
       that's typically designed for portable SSDs."   
      
   It seems the controller has SMART (presumably as passthru over USB), and   
   it has power-on-hours for example.   
      
   http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/patriot-supersonic-rage-prime-usb   
   2-gen2-flash-drive/packaging-and-physical-features.html   
      
      "That being said, there is one issue with the Supersonic Rage Prime and   
       that is the amount of heat it generates. At idle the drive is warm to   
       the touch, and when pushed hard the temperature quickly climbs. The   
       Supersonic Rage Prime's thermal sensor does a great job of keeping things   
       in check. However, it does so by throttling the drive's read and   
       write speeds. You have to transfer a lot of data to reach this point,   
       but it's something you should keep in mind when considering the Supersonic   
   Rage Prime."   <=== scourge of flash...   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
                                                                                    
   thermal, and the "SLC" cache   
      
   Hey kids, always put plastic bodies on overheating things, OK?   
      
   I can't find any mention of wear leveling though. Whether it has both   
   static and dynamic. Comes in three capacities.   
      
      https://pics.computerbase.de/9/9/7/3/0-873f87a2f0cf683f/6-640.4e8906e9.jpg   
      
      https://pics.computerbase.de/9/9/7/3/0-873f87a2f0cf683f/5-1080.8636258f.jpg   
      
    ( https://www.computerbase.de/2022-05/patriot-supersonic-rage-prime-test )   
      
   *******   
      
   This does not mean I am recommending such a device for "backups".   
   But if you must do something like this, get a nice one.   
      
   Not some $10 thing from Walmart that breaks on the sixth write.   
      
   Just the expense of the thing, should drive you towards something   
   more cost-efficient.   
      
      Paul   
      
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