Is this some kind of sick joke?
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RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@djlink/116024849248920853
Is this some kind of sick joke?
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RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@djlink/116024849248920853
Is this some kind of sick joke?
@alisynthesis as someone alluded to in the comments, nintendo switched from mask roms to flash in their carts during the 3ds era, i believe? and now it’s very possible to buy used carts that have died in this way
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RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@djlink/116024849248920853
Is this some kind of sick joke?
I fucking knew it. My first question when they were first introduced was how many overwrites before they wear out? But this is even worse.
I never felt comfortable storing anything on an SSD, so only Debian + software is installed on a 500GB SSD, and all of my backup drives are 4TB server-grade HDDs, and they only have a lifespan of 20-ish years, even if you're careful.
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I fucking knew it. My first question when they were first introduced was how many overwrites before they wear out? But this is even worse.
I never felt comfortable storing anything on an SSD, so only Debian + software is installed on a 500GB SSD, and all of my backup drives are 4TB server-grade HDDs, and they only have a lifespan of 20-ish years, even if you're careful.
@archesofscratch73 yeah, I have always used HDDs for my long-term storage too, but more because they're cheaper than any other reason. I think it's seriously fucked for someone to sell a hard drive that just loses data after a year of sitting without telling you that.
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RE: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@djlink/116024849248920853
Is this some kind of sick joke?
@alisynthesis The lifetime of each flash block in an SSD is limited by a maximum number of times that it can be erased/written. Internally, a powered-on SSD is constantly doing wear-leveling. Best to keep them powered on for data integrity.
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@alisynthesis as someone alluded to in the comments, nintendo switched from mask roms to flash in their carts during the 3ds era, i believe? and now it’s very possible to buy used carts that have died in this way
@brhfl I had no idea they used a form of NAND! It must be cheaper to produce and provision each game cartridge.
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@alisynthesis The lifetime of each flash block in an SSD is limited by a maximum number of times that it can be erased/written. Internally, a powered-on SSD is constantly doing wear-leveling. Best to keep them powered on for data integrity.
@_slotek_ I imagine they are powered on when a computer using them for the OS is in a sleep state. Is that correct?
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@_slotek_ I imagine they are powered on when a computer using them for the OS is in a sleep state. Is that correct?
@alisynthesis I think so, but I'd have to look it up for any device with a missing/obscured power LED.
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@archesofscratch73 yeah, I have always used HDDs for my long-term storage too, but more because they're cheaper than any other reason. I think it's seriously fucked for someone to sell a hard drive that just loses data after a year of sitting without telling you that.
For sure, but it also seems pretty much par for the course. Tech companies don't exactly have a sterling reputation for honesty...
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