Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 16:43:12 -0800 From: Jordan Hubbard <jordanhubbard@icloud.com> To: Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> Cc: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to measure microsd wear Message-ID: <8C5C59C9-9AF3-4596-9B36-A792EDE05768@icloud.com> In-Reply-To: <7bb4a12d-9b5a-2a81-1ce4-5290e2639a9b@denninger.net> References: <16821b7c-e300-97fc-36e5-a508b22c21b8@zyxst.net> <1485021485.34897.185.camel@freebsd.org> <1d757b3b-67d2-b29b-ba01-89b462b0019f@denninger.net> <1485025911.34897.199.camel@freebsd.org> <7bb4a12d-9b5a-2a81-1ce4-5290e2639a9b@denninger.net>
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> On Jan 21, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> = wrote: > [ SD cards can fail ] I have to second the assertion that even the comparatively pricy SanDisk = Ultra SD cards can fail in production scenarios all the time, nor do = they even need to be used in a more advanced filesystem role. I go = through a lot of those cards just using them to shoot a lot of GoPro = footage (video and still photos) and I usually get a few weeks out of = each card, filling it almost entirely with footage several times a day, = before it write locks and is ready for the bin. This is why I also = shoot a lot of redundant footage with multiple GoPros, and anyone using = these cards extensively for digital photograph or video will tell you = the same. - Jordan
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