to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > Most probably, yes. But I wouldn't know where to begin to compare the > ecological footprint of a (small) semiconductor chip (or two?) plus > bonding, packaging and connector with that of one big polycarbonate > disk (plus some magic dyes) plus the amortized cost for a drive. > > My hunch is that those chips are fairly expensive, ecologically, but > where's the tipping point?
Last week I looked at about 20 CDs and few DVDs with backups from 2000-2004 - perhaps 1/2 of them had errors. I had also some USB sticks from that time, that do not work, but most of them still do or CF cards and similar, I use for 10y+ without issue. I tend to store on CF or SSD recently - feel better, but I was asking, because I think someone would have argument for/against. The ecological footprint is neglectable in the contest and we do not want to argue ... when people pay 1500+ US$ for a new iphone every 3y avg, I guess I could spent couple of bugs for a good CF or SSD, which I would keep for 10y. regards
