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minus-squareKaRunChiylinkfedilink10•11 months agoVery high failure rate. even sony 2.5’s have a similar rate of death. For some reason this form factor is just terrible for longevity
minus-square@fatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoMy bet is on density. You cram so much in such a tiny space, so any tiny imperfection or fault will corrupt the data or render the drive unusable.
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Very high failure rate. even sony 2.5’s have a similar rate of death. For some reason this form factor is just terrible for longevity
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My bet is on density. You cram so much in such a tiny space, so any tiny imperfection or fault will corrupt the data or render the drive unusable.
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