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1. ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 05:49:48 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

   any recommendation for usb 3 flash drive 256gb, or a external 1T drive? i want good quality. this is for Mac, but i can reformat. linux nerd review link also appreciated.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 06:02:16 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     • ★ glitcher32 ★ :verified_red:

     @glitcher32
     that istorage is very interesting. i think a bit expensive for me now.

     is Kingston really trusted brand?

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 21:29:57 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     • Sir Matthew, Black Knight 🇺🇸
     • Brendan Kidwell

     @progo

     LOL 🤣
     @skypage
     i had bad experience with PNY. Bought a cheap PNY 4 years ago. i think 32gb. comp didn't recognize the drive, in linux and windows...
     i think it's a cheap chinese make.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 22:04:30 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     in reply to

     ssd drive vs spinning harddisk. which store data longer? am thinking getting a backup drive that won't lose data after 2 years non-use.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 22:05:13 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     in reply to

     right now, i found these 2 best
     samsung ssd
     [ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B073GZBT36/?tag=xahh-20 ]
     vs
     seagate spining disk [ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0195XZJ9E/?tag=xahh-20 ]

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 22:40:49 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     • Brendan Kidwell

     @progo
     interesting. am thinking, in a few years, it'd be hard to find a blue ray drive.
     there used to be lots good info on the web. i remember reading, writable CD lasts like 10 years. perhaps similar with blue ray.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 22:54:29 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     • Brendan Kidwell

     @progo
     hahaha. Apple stopped including a CD/DVD drives since some 5 years ago. and i think PC pretty much followed by now, at least laptops.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 22:56:02 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     in reply to

     • Brendan Kidwell

     @progo
     i think optical disk like CD/DVD/BlueRay are just dead tech. The problem is with the form factor. unwieldy. tape would be a real better perm storage, i think.
     while working as sys admin on server back in y2k, we use tapes. i was responsible in choosing and buying them.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2019 23:39:59 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     in reply to

     looking up flash drive vs hard disc for small backup for 3 years, it's kinda mixed bag. no absolute say which is better. rather, you want to shop for expensive high quality ones, either tech.

   • ∑ Xah Lee 李杀 (xahlee@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2019 04:30:13 UTC ∑ Xah Lee 李杀

     @craig several small ones doesn't work well for me. cuz one has to find which one, and some too big for this one, etc. very tedious.