Why Magnets Are No Longer a Threat to Modern Hardware
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Summary
The article discusses how magnets were historically dangerous for old tech like floppy disks, hard drives, and CRT monitors, but the shift to SSDs, flash drives, and LCD screens has largely eliminated those risks. It explores the evolution of storage technology and how modern hardware is far more resilient to magnetic interference.
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Put one near a floppy disk, or a hard drive, or even a computer monitor, though, and you were in for some pain.
The solid state revolution has eliminated a lot of these problems.
If you were around tech in the bad old days, magnets could be really bad news. They were fine on the fridge, no problem at all. Put one near a floppy disk, or a hard drive, or even a computer monit…
