What is the most reliable hard drive of all time, and why?
In other words, let's say I didn't care about capacity, and I didn't care about access time or data transfer rate, and I'd like a drive to store data 100, 200+ years into the future and have it have a reasonable chance of getting that data there -- then what kind of hard drive should I choose, and why?
It's a purely philosophical question...
Perhaps I, or someone else, should ask this question on Ask HN... I think the responses would be interesting...
I'd like a drive to store data 100, 200+ years into the future and have it have a reasonable chance of getting that data
That's flat out impossible given current drives. So many mechanical parts. So much to go wrong, such as air seals, bearings, etc. Even if the drive survived, will you be able to connect to its interface? No!
If you want to store data for 100 years, you will need to copy that data over, approximately every 5 years, onto the then current storage medium.
What is the most reliable hard drive of all time, and why?
In other words, let's say I didn't care about capacity, and I didn't care about access time or data transfer rate, and I'd like a drive to store data 100, 200+ years into the future and have it have a reasonable chance of getting that data there -- then what kind of hard drive should I choose, and why?
It's a purely philosophical question...
Perhaps I, or someone else, should ask this question on Ask HN... I think the responses would be interesting...