Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:30:30 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CF cards wear out? Message-ID: <20031213222430.F83003-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <20031212233820.GB78055@over-yonder.net>
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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 05:13:11PM +0200 I heard the voice of > Matthew West, and lo! it spake thus: > > > > If you're going to be using a system like the Soekris boards and your > > project requires a media that you can do a lot of writes too, I would > > recommend something like IBM's Microdrives. You should be able to fit > > these inside the Soekris chassis without a problem. The NET4801 has a > > Microdrive IDE connector on the board. > > Note, though, that Microdrives tend to have a really low advertised MTBF. > I mean, _really_ low. Like, maybe a year of constant running? > and don't get into the habit of dropping it. Its a small delicate thing. in the 1gb range and cf crd sizes, cf cards are much better suited to most tasks [obvious things like page device excepted]. > > > -- > Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net > Systems/Network Administrator | http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/ > > "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I > haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" >
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