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How long will a flash drive last...
...when you use it as a swapdrive (linux or Windows)? You see, flash has this major problem, it wears out. After a finite number of writes, a sector wears out. The number-of-writes-lifetime is a *LOT* lower for flash than hard drives.
Posted by: Knorthern Knight   Posted on: 09/29/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Ding Dong the Hard Drive is Dead  jpr75_z | 09/29/06
Watching a little too much Star Trek?  ITTech001 | 09/29/06
lets see the benefits  zzz1234567890 | 09/29/06
You assume harddrive technology will stand still - it won't.  CobraA1 | 09/29/06
Well...  zkiwi | 09/29/06
Other Technologies  blitz120 | 09/30/06
Holographic storage cubes already exist  Sakimori_X | 10/01/06
So, where can I buy my 500GB flash memory drive? (nt)  CobraA1 | 09/29/06
How long will a flash drive last...  Knorthern Knight | 09/29/06
You know, people keep bringing this up  mobrien_12@... | 09/30/06
Maybe its loose terminology...  bportlock | 09/30/06
not hardly  jacec | 10/03/06
Flash RAM??  G_Spunk | 02/20/07
Its called SATA or SCSI  Species8472 | 10/02/06
To answer the question  G_Spunk | 02/27/07

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