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HDD vs SSD: which can survive in 2012 solar storm?
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TBH I really don't enjoy justifying all the 2012 hype with a response, I will say that SSD's would be the more likely survivor, as they are less affected by a magnetic field. IIRC, solar storms like to play games with the earths magnetic field.
While hard drives are sensitive to magnets, it takes a powerful magnet to destroy data...
I would have to imagine if a solar flare is bad enough to ruin a hard drive, you better watch out for falling cars and trucks from the sky.
But yea... go with SSD. I'm about to go to SSD for the same reason, solar flares.
And by solar flares, I mean speed and durability.
I would have to imagine if a solar flare is bad enough to ruin a hard drive, you better watch out for falling cars and trucks from the sky.
But yea... go with SSD. I'm about to go to SSD for the same reason, solar flares.
And by solar flares, I mean speed and durability.
Both SSD and HDD are vulnerable to electromagnetic field.
The same for other electronic equipment.
The only way to protect your electronics is to buy some aluminum foil (the more foil, the better)
constantly check the Space Weather, and when they detect the big solar flare,
you put all your electronics to the foil (several layers)
The same for other electronic equipment.
The only way to protect your electronics is to buy some aluminum foil (the more foil, the better)
constantly check the Space Weather, and when they detect the big solar flare,
you put all your electronics to the foil (several layers)
To be brutally honest, IF the solar flares hit that hard, then I'd imagine there'd be a lot more worrisome issues to deal with.
A personal computer, yeah, thats a pity... However, just speculating over the amounts of electronic equipment that can be disruptet/shorted out by this, leads me to believe that a personal computer is the least worrisome thing on my mind.
That said, it is possible to take precautions
(And for the record, no, I don't believe anything will be affected by it on a noticeable scale.)
A personal computer, yeah, thats a pity... However, just speculating over the amounts of electronic equipment that can be disruptet/shorted out by this, leads me to believe that a personal computer is the least worrisome thing on my mind.
That said, it is possible to take precautions
(And for the record, no, I don't believe anything will be affected by it on a noticeable scale.)