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by cpach 1773 days ago
Here’s one test: https://goughlui.com/2017/05/30/experiment-8gb-usb-flash-dri...

No idea if there is anything on the same scale as Backblaze’s reports.

Can you tell us anything more about the project/constraints? E.g. is it an option to write the data to Amazon S3 for reliable storage…?

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Thanks for the link - checking it out now

We want to ship the users a USB stick which they'll then plugin during setup and it'll save a (password protected) private key to it for long-term backup along with some metadata

So the goal would be that we can read the stick if plugged in again after a year, or two or three even after it has rattled around the bottom of a drawer or cabinet somewhere

I've found that it doesn't require much in terms of minimum unit order numbers to get a custom build - but I'd like to have a source of reliability data that is independent.

I'm contemplating doing a test lab ourselves - buying a bunch of keys and putting them through their paces, as there seems to be a real gap in comprehensive testing+benchmarks here