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Firm pitches $2,800 64GB USB Flash disk
nudone:
i've seen a few usb memory sticks just die for no apparent reason - a couple were less than a month old and one was a corsair, so it all looks a bit dodgy to me.
brotherS:
a further limitation is the fact that flash memory has a finite number of erase-write cycles (most commercially available EEPROM products are guaranteed to withstand 10^6 programming cycles,)
-mrainey (April 07, 2006, 08:29 AM)
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How can companies (eg. Lexar) offer no quibble lifetime warranties on their Pro products if the item has a limited lifespan?
-Carol Haynes (April 07, 2006, 08:48 AM)
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That's easy: by the time the product dies (average lifespan, average customer), it will cost the company virtually nothing to replace it for you - and most will have moved to better and bigger products anyway.
If you now buy a 512 MB USB stick, you'll probably laugh about its size in 3 years - long before it stopps working.
jgpaiva:
If you now buy a 512 MB USB stick, you'll probably laugh about its size in 3 years - long before it stopps working.
-brotherS (April 07, 2006, 09:20 AM)
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Good point. Although.. If you still use it, you'd think "statistics are a bi..."
Carol Haynes:
True but there must be a physical limit on what can be crammed into a Flash disk - and I don't think 64Gb is going to be topped for a while!
allen:
According to this, BitMicro has a 155 gig in the works.
I'd read an article somewhere on the lifespan of a USB drive -- and basically what it came down to was with normal usage, there's a very good chance it will outlive your harddrive -- and potentially you. :)
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