there's also this:
Flash memory as a replacement for hard drives
An obvious extension of flash memory would be as a replacement for hard
disk drives </wiki/Hard_disk_drives>. Flash memory does not have the
mechanical limitations and latencies of hard drives, so the idea of a
solid state disk </wiki/Solid_state_disk>, or SSD, is attractive when
considering speed, noise, power consumption, and reliability.
There remain some aspects of flash-based SSD's that make the idea
unattractive. For example, the cost per storage ratio of flash memory
remains significantly higher than that of platter-based hard drives.
This ratio is decreasing rapidly for flash memory. It will take some
time for flash memory to catch up to the capacities and affordabilities
offered by platter-based storage, but as research and development shifts
toward the newer technology, this issue will dissolve.
There is also some concern that the finite number of erase/write cycles
of flash memory would render flash memory unable to support an operating
system. This seems to be a decreasing issue as warranties on flash-based
SSD's are trending to equal or exceed those of current hard drives. [3]
<http://www.storagesearch.com/semico-art1.html> [4]
<http://www.storagesearch.com/bitmicro-art1.html>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory#Limitations
Ben Ruset wrote:
Since forever.
Anthony Q. Martin wrote:
really? since when?
Ben Ruset wrote:
Flash only has a certain # of writes before it becomes unusable.
Veech wrote:
Number of uses?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Glazier(Gmail)"
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I have run 5.7 for quite a while.
It gives different levels of security...
It is now 5.82 (I am upgrading today).
I use it for flash drives and memory cards I am afraid of loosing...
(I know it will use up the "number of uses" on those devices...)
Rick Glazier
From: "Veech"
Great, thank you. Have you tested it?
From: "Rick Glazier(Gmail)" >> Eraser,
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/default.php
