Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Compactflash cards dying? | From | "Martin K. Petersen" <> | Date | 03 Feb 2003 08:58:33 -0500 |
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>>>>> "Jörn" == Jörn Engel <joern@wohnheim.fh-wedel.de> writes:
>> Note that CF cards do transparent wear averaging inside. So it's >> obviously not a million writes to the same physical spot. Also, >> most vendors claim they have spare blocks for relocating areas that >> are completely worn out.
Jörn> This apears to be the same statement, except that Daniel forgot Jörn> to add "per block".
They'd have to use really shitty flash parts to go as low as 100 writes per physical block. Off by a couple of orders of magnitude.
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