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cclogg on Aug 10, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: SSD myths and legends: write endurance

Ditto.

Also, assuming it's 51 years, that generally means I have nothing to worry about with an iPhone or (new) MacBook, right?

fletchowns on Aug 10, 2013 [–]

Assume that any hard drive can go away at any time, for any number of reasons. Especially portable devices like those. Always use some sort of automated backup to a remote location for data you want to keep around.

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