"lurker" <a@a.a> wrote in message news:ile4mh$2qoe$1...@digitalmars.com... > Nick Sabalausky Wrote: > >> I've never had a USB drive or an SD card die on me. And I've been using >> the >> cheap no-name ones from MicroCenter. Maybe you're just using *really* bad >> ones or being rough on them? Or spend time near strong em fields? > > You might forget them in the wrong pocket or your dog might bite the usb > connector into pieces.
Outside of chinese restaurants, I hate dogs, so that second part isn't a problem for me ;) > I also don't like the unmount feature. You sometimes forget to sync data > and boom the whole file system is corrupt. Yea. I have always thought it seemed strange that "modern" removable media lacks the sensible lock/eject system that CD-ROM drives have had since the 90's.