Re: flash drives vs memory cards

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Subject	Re: flash drives vs memory cards
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Frank <gno52@windstream.net> asks:

> Are USB flash drives (aka stick drives) or SDHC memory cards
> more reliable in terms of durability?

The depends on how they're made -

http://www.oempcworld.com/support/SLC_vs_MLC.htm

Either can be fine, if you're willing to pay about 4x more.

> Also how about USB ports on computers or memory card ports?

My impression is there's some slop (slightly out of tolerence)
in USB connectors.  I've also seen the same problem with the
ethernet connectors on early MacBook computers.

Billy Y..
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flash drives vs memory cards Frank <gno52@windstream.net> - 2014-02-25 04:51 -0800
  Re: flash drives vs memory cards John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2014-02-25 07:02 -0800
    Re: flash drives vs memory cards David Fritzinger <dfritzin@nospam.mac.com> - 2014-02-25 10:46 -0500
      Re: flash drives vs memory cards dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-26 06:50 +1100
    Re: flash drives vs memory cards dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-26 06:51 +1100
  Re: flash drives vs memory cards billy@MIX.COM - 2014-02-28 00:02 +0000

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