Re: [gentoo-user] alternatives to USB sticks for reliable archiving

2025-02-19 Thread Michael
On Wednesday 19 February 2025 01:12:34 Greenwich Mean Time Philip Webb wrote: > 250219 Grant Edwards wrote: > > If they start asking questions, just say: "I tried to format them on > > my PC. It ran for 10 hours, then failed". It doesn't matter what they ask > > apart from "cash refund, replaceme

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick

2025-02-19 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 11:53:48AM + schrieb Michael: > > Your expectations have some vague assumptions: > > Yes, I was just trying to point loosely at the order of magnitude as an > indication of something being faulty in the USB Philip was trying to format. > > > - the stick achieves full

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : alternatives

2025-02-19 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 11:25:28PM + schrieb Michael: > > TLC (tri-level cells) > > > > Hey, what if we do 8 different charge levels! Now you get 4 bits per > > cell. Even harder to do, even less reliable... > > > > > > QLC (quad-level cells) > > > > [I think you see where this is going]

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: problem formatting new 256 GB USB stick : alternatives

2025-02-19 Thread Frank Steinmetzger
Am Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 02:10:35PM -0500 schrieb Philip Webb: > 250218 Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > > I recommend an external USB case with an NVMe SSD inside. > > This may not be as compact and not as cheap, > > but they are much much much faster and probably longer-lasting > > than any USB stick,