Max write cycles to iPaq File Store, vs. Sandisk flash card

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Hi,

Does anyone have information on the max write cycles per sector for the iPaq
File Store (HP iPaq h6300), and the max write cycles per sector for Sandisk
compactflash cards (or other compactflash cards if there are significantly
better ones in this regard)?

I am Googling but not getting very far with concrete info.

Thanks,

--
joe larson

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I will check that out, thank you

--
joe larson

"ACE!!!" <ace_rules_bbs@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns959E759443B4DFearIsTheMindKiller@207.46.248.16...
> All I know is that the subject of the amount of write cycles has been
> discussed extensively on the former PsiLinux page, now OpenPsion.
> (http://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/)
> There was a debate whether or not having a swap file would prematurely
> kill off a flash device (e.g. a CF memory card).
> You could trawl the mail archive for the discussion if it's still
> saved somewhere inthere.. else i'll have to dig around in my mail.
> The outcome if I remember correctly was that the consequences were
> reasonable negligable for the card, as the technology that hides within
> these cards intelligently reallocates writes to use the internal flash
> chips to their maximum extent possible without compromising data over the
> lifetime of the card itself, which with care can be many years..
> No specific comparison between the iPAQ Filestore and Sandisk CF cards
> though, sorry..
>
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> ~S.
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> "Joe W Larson" <joeSPAMNOTwlarson@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:10p4fe8hijnigc3@corp.supernews.com:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone have information on the max write cycles per sector for the
> > iPaq File Store (HP iPaq h6300), and the max write cycles per sector for
> > Sandisk compactflash cards (or other compactflash cards if there are
> > significantly better ones in this regard)?
> >
> > I am Googling but not getting very far with concrete info.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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