In 2016, HDDs were more reliable (MTBF).
In 2022, for the first 5 years, SSDs are looking more reliable. With more of a constant failure rate (1%/yr), than the increasing failure rate of HDDs after 5 years.
(Caveat: not just bit rot, but general failure data.)
linearchaos@lemmy.world 7 months ago
There’s a caveat there. We’ve had some new tech in SSDs come out very recently, new enough not to be in those charts will still have to see.