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On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Ian Zimmerman <itz@××××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On 2017-08-30 18:28, R0b0t1 wrote: |
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>> >> Also: how long is the replacement going to last? Anything with |
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>> >> flash as the main storage will be back at the recycling station |
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>> >> (ideally) within a couple of years. This includes all the consumer |
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>> >> routers I've ever had, including the beloved blue Linksys. |
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>> Flash storage lasts far longer than that in practice. How often do you |
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>> upgrade a router? |
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> The "couple" was meant literally, i.e. typically 2 years until it |
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> breaks. I don't know for sure if it is the flash or something else. |
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> It's not a bad brand - I have had many different brands, nothing lasts |
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> much more than that. And I don't abuse them - in fact I pamper them :-) |
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I don't want to take this off on a tangent too far, but can you |
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describe how you're using them? I'm very interested in what might be |
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causing them to fail. It's probably not the flash. Reading it causes |
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virtually no wear and you can do this indefinitely until the charge on |
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the flash cells equalizes itself, which usually takes a hundred years |
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or so (similar to the time periods that electromigration takes to |
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visibly affect integrated circuits). |
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