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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by rasz on Saturday February 29, 2020 @01:13PM (#22451977)
Its flash memory, physically pushing electrons into a jar and hoping to count them later before all leak out. Endurance tests of SSD drives showed unplugging a worn drive for a couple of days was enough to lose all data. Not to mention SD cards usually get the lowest grade of flash memory.
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Re:Archivists are uploading hundreds of random VHS tapes to ... by nicolaslem on Saturday February 29, 2020 @02:01PM (#22452281)
I never understood why SD cards are so unreliable (or a least have this reputation) as they are usually used in cameras to store pictures. Something that people don't really joke with.
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