Robert G. Brown wrote: > On Wed, 21 May 2008, Kozin, I (Igor) wrote: > >> >>> b) Laptops. I'd REALLY like a flash-driven laptop. >> >> Who wouldn't? But what's the typical lifespan of flash memory? >
The short answer seems to be "longer than you are going to care about." http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ssd_write_limit Guy (yet another happy eee-pc owner) -- Dr. Guy Coates, Informatics System Group The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1HH, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 834244 x 6925 Fax: +44 (0)1223 496802 -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE. _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
