I need citations that mechanical drives will fail from shock or magnetic fields? I'm not going to waste my time googling references for that.

> Most of planet earth relies primarily on magnetic storage including people outside the data center.

Right. And I'm arguing SSDs are sturdier in that regard when not safe in a chassis somewhere. SSDs can withstand higher shock forces, have no glass platters or mechanical arms that can contact each other, and are not affected by magnetic fields.