<VV> long term data storage

[Dennis PLEAU]

I'm retired from the semiconductor industry and I did make flas memory for a while.  If I remember right, we guaranteed then to not lose a bit for 7 years.  The accelerated life testing was up to about 25 years with fall out in the double or low triple digit ppm.  It is not like it won't read, just random bits will change from a 1 to a 0. Flash should not be depended on for archival storage, but you could comfortably get 10 to 15 years for pictures.  
 
If it from Samsung all bets are off, but then I'm biased, I retired from Intel
 
Dennis



> Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:11:18 -0500> From: corvairduval at cox.net> To: mvjacobi at comcast.net> CC: virtualvairs at corvair.org> Subject: Re: <VV> long term data storage> > I don't like thinks hanging around my neck (ties fall into this class > also), so I carry my flash drives in my pocket. One died as a result, > but this is probably a not recomended use! Stored properly they may last > a long time.> > There are also portable hard drives that plug into USB ports and look > like thumb drives to the computer. I am currently using these for > backups after I suffered a hard drive failure. I fixed the hard drive as > I had not followed my own advice and didn't have ANY backups for lots of > my stuff.> > Frank DuVal> > Mike Jacobi wrote:> > >"Many 'home burnt' CDs to not have an infinite shelf life ... it can be limited to as little as 2 to 5 years. "> >> >I wonder if the new flash drives that plug into the usb port would work out better for long term storage. The price on them is getting reasonable and the capacity of a gig or better is impressive> >> >Mike in Michigan
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