[clue-tech] Linux on memory stick

[Collins Richey]

On Nov 5, 2007 5:26 PM, Dan Harris <dan at drivefaster.net> wrote:
>
> dennisjperkins at comcast.net wrote:
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Collins Richey" <crichey at gmail.com>
> >> On 11/4/07, Dennis J Perkins <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The second partition is ext2.  I wonder if journalling is a good idea on
> >>> a memory stick?
> >>>
> >> Anything that increases writes will shorten the lifetime of the stick.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > I suspected that little gotcha existed on these.  I imagine that is also true for these new solid state drives as well.
> > _______________________________________________

>
> Not so much anymore.  Unfortunately this reputation will take a long time to
> overcome.  The recent hard disk technology and anything reputable ( not sure if
> MicroCenter brand is reputable or not, though ) in other flash storage will
> likely outlive your need for the data stored upon it.
>
> http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html
>

Thanks for the update, Dan. If I read the article correctly, the
problem still exists, but the media has improved to the point that the
little buggers will last 50 years even with a lot of writes.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.