Assuming it's used for non-write intensive workloads and doesn't need to store data that is unused for long periods and there is lots of redundancy plus backups (redundancy and backups are normal in any reasonable data storage setting anyhow) then I don't see a problem with hyper-frail QLC that can tolerate like 300 p/e cycles per cell in a mission-critical enterprise setting. Sure its trash-tier NAND that should never, ever have been created, but high data density at low cost is sometimes more important than anything else and I'd MUCH rather see QLC foisted off on enterprises than sitting in a personal compute device I depend on that doesn't have the same level of redundancy and backup.
I've seen every form of data storage lose data over the years, including pressed optical media. The only real way of doing data storage long-term if you actually care about the data is to regularly check the stored data's integrity (and the integrity of your backups!) and repair any loss that may have happened while you weren't paying attention.
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SanX - Thursday, August 8, 2024 - link
What is the most reliable part of PC? RAM memory. Works for decades.What is the less reliable part of PC? Flash memory.
Return to MLC not to QLC
shabby - Thursday, August 8, 2024 - link
I've had two sets of corsair ddr4 fail, so I wouldn't say memory.PeachNCream - Thursday, August 8, 2024 - link
Assuming it's used for non-write intensive workloads and doesn't need to store data that is unused for long periods and there is lots of redundancy plus backups (redundancy and backups are normal in any reasonable data storage setting anyhow) then I don't see a problem with hyper-frail QLC that can tolerate like 300 p/e cycles per cell in a mission-critical enterprise setting. Sure its trash-tier NAND that should never, ever have been created, but high data density at low cost is sometimes more important than anything else and I'd MUCH rather see QLC foisted off on enterprises than sitting in a personal compute device I depend on that doesn't have the same level of redundancy and backup.ZeDestructor - Friday, August 9, 2024 - link
I've seen every form of data storage lose data over the years, including pressed optical media. The only real way of doing data storage long-term if you actually care about the data is to regularly check the stored data's integrity (and the integrity of your backups!) and repair any loss that may have happened while you weren't paying attention.