• @enumerator4829@sh.itjust.works
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    19 days ago

    The flaw with hard drives comes with large pools. The recovery speed is simply too slow when a drive fails, unless you build huge pools. So you need additional drives for more parity.

    I don’t know who cares about shelf life. Drives spin all their lives, which is 5-10 years. Use M-Disk or something if you want shelf life.

    • DFX4509B
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      17 days ago

      Tape is rated to a 30-year shelf life under ideal conditions.