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Date: Sat,  1 Aug 2009 15:10:55 -0400
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On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 11:49 AM, ron minnich<rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
> btw the sata FLASH parts are surprisingly fast. Not at all like USB
> sticks, if that is what you are used to.
> ron
>
>

Ron, have you researched any long-term wear studies on these flash
drives? I've heard a lot of good things,
but I'm really put off by terms like "wear levelling", filesystems
optimized to work around flash's delicateness,
etc.

I'm really interested in any numbers anyone has.