Hi If I can re-write the entire disk once a day for 20 years, that's good enough for what I'm doing.
Bob On Feb 2, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Ralph Green wrote: > On Tue, 2010-02-02 at 07:41 -0500, Bob Camp wrote: > >> Next up is price. I'm seeing a 3 to 5X premium for the SLC's. That's a big >> jump, > This is why MLC is so widespread. There is a big difference in cost to > manufacture. The actual cost is 2 to 4 times more for SLC. > > >> The question becomes - will a 2X larger name brand MLC outlast a SLC *if* you >> never write to the second half of the disk? > You could probably come up with some scenario where a bigger MLC would last > longer. Just remember that MLC cells can be written an order of magnitude > less > often than SLC. That is no exaggeration. It is in the specs. MLC is > probably > good enough for use in a camera, although I avoid it. For a computer, > it is almost always a bad idea. Smart wear leveling is what makes MLC > usable at all, but that order of magnitude difference in durability will > get you in the end. > > Good luck, > Ralph > > _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
