15 Apr
2010
15 Apr
'10
10:06 a.m.
At 11:25 AM 4/15/2010, Ray Arachelian wrote:
So MLC should die quicker than SLC, though it can store
more.
Perhaps taking them out once in a while and copying their data to newer
media every 3-5 years is a good idea.
What has to be done to a flash drive in order for it to refresh
the charge? Just a few seconds of power? They need so little,
and USB connectors are easy to find... One could have an array
of 4 or 8 gig thumb drives connected to a power supply that only
turned itself on every few months. Is the same true for a
solid state disk drive with a greater capacity? Just power it up
to refresh the stored memory?
- John