SSDs and USBs use the same NAND flash technology to store data. Neither has a battery, so there is absolutely no power, and therefore no data transfer going on here.
NAND Flash can degrade over time, but so can any other form of data storage. It has nothing to do with being unpowered.
Fun fact: SSDs rely on quantum mechanics to store data. They’re really fun to read about, and not even slightly intuitive.
Maybe I’m perpetuating outdated wisdom here, but my understanding is that HDDs can prevent data rot without being powered and accessed for 10 years, an SSD for a few months to a few years, and magnetic tape storage lasts far longer (archival usage).
By data transfer, I meant read/write speed, sorry.
SSDs and USBs use the same NAND flash technology to store data. Neither has a battery, so there is absolutely no power, and therefore no data transfer going on here.
NAND Flash can degrade over time, but so can any other form of data storage. It has nothing to do with being unpowered.
Fun fact: SSDs rely on quantum mechanics to store data. They’re really fun to read about, and not even slightly intuitive.
Maybe I’m perpetuating outdated wisdom here, but my understanding is that HDDs can prevent data rot without being powered and accessed for 10 years, an SSD for a few months to a few years, and magnetic tape storage lasts far longer (archival usage).
By data transfer, I meant read/write speed, sorry.
Don’t CDs/DVDs have potential lifetimes of centuries if stored properly?