The write cycles have gone up and the reliability has gone up, but using them to back up is way too dependent on user interaction.
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Kevin O'Shea <kevin.os...@versaterm.com> wrote: > From: Kevin O'Shea <kevin.os...@versaterm.com> > Subject: RE: [NF] Backup strategy > To: profox@leafe.com > Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 3:53 PM > I remember hearing about thumbdrives > having a maximum amount of write cycles > to them when they first came out - not sure if that is > still (or ever was) > the case. Would be worth considering/checking out though. > > Kevin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com > [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] > On > Behalf Of Malcolm Greene > Sent: 2009-07-10 13:34 > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] Backup strategy > > Peter, > > Your strategy is one that 'sounds good on paper', but you > may be > surprised how slow these USB memory sticks really are. > > I think you may be better off with a small, portable USB or > (faster) > eSATA drive. > > Malcolm > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/820448.84615...@web31402.mail.mud.yahoo.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
