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Re:The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk by bombcar on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @08:50AM (#39916776)
Maybe not SD cards but something similar - Nintendo Switch cartridges are a few GB and seem quite durable.
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Re:The Rise and Fall of 3M's Floppy Disk by camtarn on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @11:48AM (#39919003)
Huh, those are neat! The largest ones seem to use Macronix HybridFlash technology, and:

"HybridFlash provides a very stable medium to contents and OS, enabling storage as long as 20 years at 85 degrees centigrade and it also works normally from 40 degrees below zero to 85 degrees centigrade."

So, not forever, but definitely longer than regular flash memory. Cool.

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