Flash/SSD is quite durable ... much more so than the usual device containing it. Almost all electronics can be damaged with static, including magnetic drives' attached controller which aren't too cheap to repair/replace. However, theres no bearings to burn up, motors to fail, headers to crash on the SSD. SSD also produces less heat ... an nemesis for most electronic's life span.
SSD is pretty ideal for portable drives ... smaller, lighter, durable. USB 2.0 is a good match with a 40MBps transfer speed, if the flash can pull reads near that speed, this is a great drive.
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ScareyJ @ Dec 19th 2007 12:51PM
Flash/SSD is quite durable ... much more so than the usual device containing it. Almost all electronics can be damaged with static, including magnetic drives' attached controller which aren't too cheap to repair/replace. However, theres no bearings to burn up, motors to fail, headers to crash on the SSD. SSD also produces less heat ... an nemesis for most electronic's life span.
SSD is pretty ideal for portable drives ... smaller, lighter, durable. USB 2.0 is a good match with a 40MBps transfer speed, if the flash can pull reads near that speed, this is a great drive.