"they lose data loss when"
Doesn't anyone proofread this stuff?
Wondering what kind of chips they use in these things. Are they that temp sensitive?
"That means if a solid-state drive is stored in a warm room, say 25°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."
From 25 to 85 is a "few mere degrees"? I think he didn't convert right. 25C is 77F, not 25F. Makes more sense.
Proofread? Ya gotta be kidding!
I can make a little Boo Boo once in a while, but for some of the writers, I doubt that English is even their first language.
They have little or NO concept of proper sentence structure, grammar or punctuation. Eh?
Our local newspaper (fish wrap) is the Star Banner, but most of us refer to it as the "Star Bungler".
Typos, poor grammar and lack of proper punctuation, rule the roost.
Now for the SSD drive.....
As I've been saying for about 35 years now, (that I've been building PC's) what we see as a home computer, is built by the lowest bidder, out of the cheapest parts available, known in the electronics industry as "Hobby Grade Components". They are especially noted for their temperature sensitivity and short life spans. But then, if the home computer were made with top quality components (NASA grade), a little desktop PC would cost us about $30,000 or more. So we trade off quality for price.
I'm not one bit surprised, that the SSD's are temperature sensitive. It's just the quality of the components that they are made from, in order to be marketable to consumers.
An occasional Backup & Restore is a great hedge against data loss. I do the Backup & Restore routine on my main HD at least once a month. That refreshes all the data on the drive and does a great Defrag at the same time.
And, the whole operation takes less than an hour.
I've been telling my customers, for 35 years,
"if you have some important data, a hard drive is the worse place you can store it, because when (not IF) it crashes, you've lost everything".
I heartily suggest that all data be backed up regularly, and for permanent storage, burned to a CD or DVD.
(and then kept in a cool, dark place.)
Cheers mates!
TechnoMage