schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoSD cards finally expected to hit 4TB in 2025arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down112
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minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·7 months agoI doubt they would be reliable enough for a RAID array. It would be much better to use m.2 drives.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·7 months agoThey’re not reliable individually, but they’d be perfectly reliable in RAID if replaced promptly. Although since SD cards degrade on read, I would want to have at least RAID 6. Reading all the data for a rebuild could result in another one dying.
minus-squareAceticon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoSound more like a fun project to implement than an actual decent product (compared with the alternatives).
I doubt they would be reliable enough for a RAID array. It would be much better to use m.2 drives.
They’re not reliable individually, but they’d be perfectly reliable in RAID if replaced promptly.
Although since SD cards degrade on read, I would want to have at least RAID 6. Reading all the data for a rebuild could result in another one dying.
Sound more like a fun project to implement than an actual decent product (compared with the alternatives).