This USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 years
This USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 years
www.tomshardware.com This USB flash drive can only store 8KB of data, but will last you 200 years
Something you do not expect from a NAND-based drive, do you?
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So your 8KB of data will last forever, but what about the firmware required to access it running on flash?
66 0 ReplyIn 200 years, AI will hack it for you, but you’ll need a dozen antique dongles to get from USB-Z to A.
54 0 Replyit does say it has a built-in serial console and raspberry pi
10 0 ReplyAnd the firmware inside that rp2040 is stored on plain old flash memory. So while the data may still be on the memory chip, the controller chip dies at just the same pace than every other usb drive - and then you can't access it.
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