Any flash media (thumb drives, and solid state included) has a finite write lifespan. (http://ask-leo.com/should_i_defragment_my_usb_flash_drive.html, http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2007/07/21/samsung_32gb_solid_state_drive/1, http://www.allbusiness.com/electronics/computer-equipment-computer-chips-memory/6301482-1.html). If you can find articles that obsolete this, I would be very interested.
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>>> On 11/6/2008 at 3:07 PM, Peter Cole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I thought finite writes were a thing of the past. Or was that just
> for thumb drives?
On 11/6/08 2:39 PM, "Michael Surato" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am considering it for our extensive travelers.
> However, as the disk has a finite number of times it can be written to
> (limitations of the medium used), we would need to disable disk defragmenting
> somehow (policy, permissions, extensive training, etc). I am sure there are
> other issues as well, but this is the biggest that I have run into.
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>>> On 11/6/2008 at 2:30 PM, MSU Network
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> Why or why not?
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> I've seen a lot of contrasting reviews. Some say
> that performance is
> markedly better while others point
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> PST files, slowness
> do to prefetch, etc.
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