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SSDs are poor for long-term storage, as flash cells need occasional (=every few years) refreshing to not lose their data. Tapes or regular hard disks work better for that purpose.



That's pretty interesting! I suppose tapes and hard disks are cheaper than SSDs anyway.


News to me. what is your source?





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