This Enthusiast Has Been Torturing 351 microSD Cards for Years, and some Brands Are Winning
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This enthusiast has been torturing 351 microSD cards for years, and some brands are winning
Tech enthusiast Matt Cole started the project in 2023 and recently shared an update on Reddit's r/DataHoarder. The test covers 111 models. Of the 351 cards, 107 are still running, while 67 are waiting for an open card readerRead Entire Article
A technology enthusiast has been testing hundreds of MicroSD cards for their longevity for three years. With over 133 written petabytes of data, the project now delivers an extensive intermediate ranking of the most reliable storage media. (Read more)
About three years ago, IT enthusiast Matt Cole initiated a long-term study of microSD card endurance. He recently published the preliminary results of his extensive testing. The researcher has at his disposal an impressive array of 351 drives from 52 different brands. The sample includes 163 devices from leading global brands, 91 models from lesser-known manufacturers, and 30 counterfeits... The post 133 PB of data and 4.6 million cycles: Enthus…
MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years — cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested
There are many different options available if you want to buy a microSD card, but which one of these lasts the longest? Tech enthusiast Matt Cole wanted to find out, so he set up a torture rig in 2023 to put various cards through their paces and recently released an update on the status of his project on the r/DataHoarder subreddit. Cole said that he has a total of 351 microSD cards in his collection coming from 52 different brands and 111 uniqu…
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