Richard Gaskin wrote:
>Like all flash memory devices, flash drives can sustain only
a limited number of write and erase cycles before failure.
Mid-range flash drives under normal conditions will support
several hundred thousand cycles, although write operations
will gradually slow as the device ages. This should be a
consideration when using a flash drive to run application
software or an operating system.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#Strengths_and_weaknesses>
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Interestingly, the maker of Puppy Linux has attempted to minimize this
problem, since the operating system itself as well as application
software can be run totally from a flash drive. How successful he has
actually been I am not yet in a position to evaluate.
Bob
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