Reply to post: Re: Now you can lose 8TB of data in one shot instead of just 4!

That 8TB Seagate MONSTER? It's HERE... (You'll have to squint, 'cos there are no specs)

Charles 9

Re: Now you can lose 8TB of data in one shot instead of just 4!

For Flash to be viable as a consumer backup medium, it has to beat SATA and USB, carrying slow but large spinning rust. Right now it's 4TB for $150. How close is Flash to this, and what's its longevity, both in terms of write cycles and in terms of offline shelf life (I keep hearing of flash bit rot)?

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