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Nice article, though I'm not sure I quite agree with this (or perhaps the way it's phrased): > While it obviously can't stand up to the sort of abuse you could
by 1amzave 16y ago
Nice article, though I'm not sure I quite agree with this (or perhaps the way it's phrased):
> While it obviously can't stand up to the sort of abuse you could give a hard drive...
I'd have said one of the main advantages of flash storage is that it can stand up to vastly more abuse than an HDD. Toss your thumb drive across the room. Do it a few hundred times for good measure. Pick it up and it's like new. Try that with a disk drive and...I guess it boils down to your definition of "abuse".
- electromagnetic 16y agoI think it's talking about constant-use as "abuse". However, I'd have to contest that I've had several flash drives that have become damaged because of pressure being placed across the USB connection and either grounding something or simply snapping the chips. The one that failed because of grounding (i suspect as it was metal casing and the USB connector didn't become loose) was simply because I left it plugged in with the keys on the keyring it was attached to. I've never heard of mild pressure causing a HDD to fail, but seen it several times with flash disks. However, that said you could throw one off a 20th story balcony and it would work fine after hitting the ground.
- wisty 16y agoI've left mine in my jeans, and put said jeans in the wash. Twice. It still works. Not that I'd recommend it.