Most readers won’t be interested in investing in a dedicated device for data destruction – it just won’t make financial sense for occasional use. In such a case you can turn to a professional, who has certified tools like this, take the scenic route of patiently DIY wiping the data, or getting the hammer / drill / furnace fired up.
It’s great to recycle if you can, though, not just for making a bit of money from your old drives, or safeguarding the environment, you will also be saving future retro-hardware from the scrap.
If you are interested in the Destroyinator you will have to reach out to 45Drives for a build quote. However, there are rival systems you can also consider, like the KillDisk Industrial System – from the developers of that aforementioned data wiping software, which can provide 4U systems capable of erasing up to 12 SSDs at once.
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sjkpublic There is dedfinitely a market for this. It would be interesting to know how it affects the life span health of the NVME drive. It looks like you lose at least one full cycle. Reply
USAFRet sjkpublic said: There is dedfinitely a market for this. It would be interesting to know how it affects the life span health of the NVME drive. It looks like you lose at least one full cycle. And in the context of a previously used drive, 1 less P/E cycle is pretty irrelevant. Reply
Amdlova sjkpublic said: There is dedfinitely a market for this. It would be interesting to know how it affects the life span health of the NVME drive. It looks like you lose at least one full cycle. Way more to a full wipe… Reply
derekullo At some point SATA has to become retro !!! Reply
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