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   From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 10/1/2024 1:04 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   > On Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:40:57 -0400, Joel  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Nux Vomica  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> It seems that a lot of users are, irrationally, opposed to the   
   >>> use of optical media for long-term archival storage.   
   >>>   
   >>> What, then, are some alternatives for the general user who does   
   >>> not command the BIG $BUCKS necessary for enterprise grade solutions.   
   >>>   
   >>> Tape?  Not likely.   
   >>>   
   >>> Note that magnetic (HDD) or IC NAND (SSD) devices are not to be   
   >>> considered long-term storage.  Consumer SSDs are especially not   
   >>> long term.   
   >>>   
   >>> Optical media is still by far the best in terms of cost/benefit   
   >>> for the general user.   
   >>>   
   >>> I have hundreds of optical disks that I have produced over the   
   >>> past years, all with GNU/Linux, and they will last me until the   
   >>> end of my time.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Optical disks are good if you want a handheld copy of something, but   
   >> external storage or large USB media is what I'd prefer.   
   >   
   > But "large USB media" could be optical, or magnetic, or something   
   > else.   
      
   Presumably something involving the USB Mass Storage standard :-)   
      
   (Fraudulent 16TB flash stick -- well, I only wanted to pay $10 for it)   
      
   https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/dffbc8a8-87c8-4db7-b6e8-d94b3b2   
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   There were some announcements of 16TB flash drives (2.5"), but   
   at least some of those designs, did not make it to stores   
   (controller problems, lack of qty of big flash chips). One   
   company might be shipping, but the price is about 2X what you   
   should be paying.   
      
   No, in fact, flash is not the answer. Unless you want to build   
   a huge USB tree of some sort, using Patriot 1TB drives until   
   you have enough storage.   
      
   And real flash drives, the 100TB 3.5" ones, cost as much as a car.   
   And they tend to work at SATA III rates. Still waiting for a   
   reviewer to get one (in its own Brinks truck).   
      
      Paul   
      
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