On 22/04/17 12:37, Rob Malpass via Hampshire wrote: > > I agree with just about everything that’s been said – though prior to one of the replies I didn’t know what an archive disk was. > > > > The problem for me is > > a) Cost > > b) Durability > > > > Agree that HDD should last for a few years – but we’ve all seen hdds fail. >From what I’ve read, unless you can spread your backups across sites (which may be an option) but tape seems the most durable solution – optical disks are nowhere near reliable for data you don’t want to lose. > > > > I find it amazing hdd technology (which we’ve has since the 70s) is still the medium of preference. When someone finally does crack this (I guess when SSDs do finally take over in terms of capacity and price) we’ll all look back on HDD as rather primitive. I guess we’re just in that period of limbo! > > > > Cheers > > Rob > I dunno, it's pretty amazing thinking about the tolerances involved in manufacturing such a mass-market electromechanical device. Considering all that can go wrong in a hard drive, and the way a lot of them are treated (in laptops especially), how do they last as long as they do?
Cheers Brad
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