what about using SD cards? someone told me the innards were better than the ones they use in USB drives and other have told me there is not much difference? Thanks Ed # _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org) In a message dated 12/22/2012 9:51:23 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org writes: Message: 14 Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:44:42 -0800 From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: Kerrville, TX warehouse pics Message-ID: <50D5108A.9090001 at sydex.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed On 12/21/2012 05:13 PM, barythrin at gmail.com wrote: I'm still using my 256 and 512MB flash drives. But you have a point; the consumer flash USB drives are not known for their robustness. When customers ask to have data returned on USB flash, I balk a bit, and insist on sending along a CD or DVD with the flash--and then hang onto the data for at least 30 days. Just like floppies, storage environment and handling means a lot. If you're used to carrying a USB drive around in your pocket along with your keys, you should probably have a backup of that data somewhere. I mostly find pen drives useful for sneakernet and substitutes for CD ROMs on systems that lack drives. A useful comparison between SLC and MLC flash: http://www.supertalent.com/datasheets/SLC_vs_MLC%20whitepaper.pdf Speaking for myself, I have data backed up in several places, one of them being off-site in a vault, against the day that we have a sudden 300m rise in sea level. :) --Chuck