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On Wed, 16 April 2014, at 4:54 pm, Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> In terms of frying/bricking USB sticks are just the same kind of flash memory as in SD-cards, surely? |
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>> Both are $8 for 16GB of storage, so wear / failure is only a concern if the server is to be inaccessible. |
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> But not every flash-memory is the same. Are you sure SD and |
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> USB are about the same? I thought USB-sticks were a little |
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> higher (comparable with CF, which is surely more reliable |
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> than SD)... |
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I understood that it depended mostly on the brand. |
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I'd trust any Kingston, Crucial or Samsung flash memory device (bought from a reputable supplier - I hear lots of talk of fakes) over any unbranded USB key bought from eBay or the local market. |
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microSD memory is relied upon by practically everyone with a mobile phone, these days. I would assume that manufacturers would try to make all flash memory devices about equally reliable. |
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Stroller. |
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