OT: Flash memory (was Re: Project storage on removable devices?)

[Nicolas Kumps]

C'est que moi le 25, cad mardi. Je suis au stade pour Anderlecht-Lyon. C'est 
donc un peu difficile.

On Wednesday 19 November 2003 08:27, you wrote:
> Steven Peterson wrote:
> >Well if thats the case it wouldn't be so bad seeing as harddrives usually
> >don't make it past 2-5 years anyways. Lots of things cause them to wear
> > out. But how can a flash memory block "wear out"? I thought that was one
> > of the great things about flash memory - it's indestructible and will
> > stand the test of time and use.
>
> Flash memory works by applying a high voltage across a thin dielectric
> to charge/discharge
> a 'floating' gate. The dielectric is slowly damaged by this, and flash
> memory has a lifetime
> of 10000 - 100000 writes. So in practise it lasts as long as your
> average hard disk when used
> for occasional storage.
>
> - Keith
>
>
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