The best OS to deal with Flash Cards

[Jamon Camisso]

Francois Ouellette wrote:
> Flash cards have a maximum number of times they can be written to. As simple
> as this!
> I remember seeing specs talking of about 1000 as a maximum, but this can
> vary between brands.
> 
> So don't use them as an external disk device! They can be read as much as
> you like, but writing is limited...
> 
Indeed they are capable of only so many writes before the blocks become 
oxidized. However, 10,000 writes seems like it was the standard a few 
years ago. Many are capable of over 1,000,000 writes. Combine that with 
built-in wear leveling and you can easily see how I'd still be using an 
old 128mb usb drive and 64mb CF card (with at least 10,000+ photos 
taken) after 3 years. Many manufacturers include a 3 year warranty on 
such devices as well.
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