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 _______________________________________________ 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/008b01ca0198$1ca606e0$55f214...@oshea@versaterm.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.