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On 5/29/06, Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> wrote:
>
> On May 29, 2006, at 7:49 AM, marty fouts wrote:

> > Two reasons: First, NAND devices have a complicated wear behavior. The
> > more frequently you hit the same block, the lower the life expectancy
> > of the block.
>
> Uh... 'hit' is 'write', correct?

Um, yes.  sorry for the slang.

> and I don't think its got anything to do with frequency, but hey,
> I've been wrong before, feel free to correct me.

The literature says you're right.  Measurements made on test parts
suggests you're wrong.