I am deciding between a WD Gold 10TB-14TB drive filled with helium or air.
Use case: Make a backup of important data, remove it from power and let it sit in my drawer. I will just plug it in once a year to check if it works. It might be that I need it twice a year but no more.
About 5-6 years ago it seemed that everyone was strongly recommending air, but I read that the helium technology (especially in enterprise grade drives) has come a long way and now some people recommend Helium over Air for longevity. WD themselves state that the helium drives live longer citing better MTBF and better AFR. I am just not sure that these are "relevant" for my use case.
Any advice for me?
Addendums:
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I checked the posts on this forum, I didn't find any helium longevity posts >=2024.
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Of course I will keep multiple copies.
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I will not get tapes because of the price
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