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New research suggests that newer solid-state hard drives, which are faster and offer better performance, are vulnerable to an inherent flaw -- they lose data when they're left dormant in storage for periods of time where the temperature isn't properly regulated.
The worrying factor is that the period of time can be weeks, months, but even in some circumstances -- just a few days.
Solid-state drives are better than regular mechanical hard drives, which are slow and sluggish. But unless they're battered around, smashed, or poured in acid, they pretty much last forever.
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This is disappointing that some SSD lose data after a few days without power. I guest, hard drives, Backup tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blurays are still the best way to store data when there is no power.
The worrying factor is that the period of time can be weeks, months, but even in some circumstances -- just a few days.
Solid-state drives are better than regular mechanical hard drives, which are slow and sluggish. But unless they're battered around, smashed, or poured in acid, they pretty much last forever.
Read More
This is disappointing that some SSD lose data after a few days without power. I guest, hard drives, Backup tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blurays are still the best way to store data when there is no power.
) and can't believe they would even make this. People like us who know tech probably wouldn't be bothered by it, but non tech savory people would most likely be screwed.