Unpowered SSDs and Temps

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Not trying to be alarmist, FYI:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/solid-stat ... -few-days/

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That relates to specific enterprise drives and even then, it is related to long term storage in terms of years. Not much to worry about, but interesting. You;d think enterprise drives would be more robust, not less. And frankly, any drive (spinner or not) you leave sitting on a shelf for years is subject to deterioration and freezing. It's just a bad plan in general.

From the article:

...if a solid-state drive is stored in a warm room, say 77°F (25°C), its data can last for about two years. But, if that goes up by a mere few degrees to 86°F (30°C), that data's retention period will be cut in half... It depends entirely on the temperature, but also the type of drive you're using. Most consumer solid-state drives, such as those in high-end performance desktops and certain notebooks (including Apple MacBooks), do not suffer as much. They are designed to retain data for about two years in storage under the right temperature.

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http://www.anandtech.com/show/9248/the- ... -retention