On 1/31/08, Dr Skip wrote: > Question for the group: > > 4 GB usb jump drives are at a good price point, and I've found 4 GB > micro-disks, also usb, at very close to the same price. When off, both are > essentially shockproof, and when plugged in will have no real shock. It then > really boils down to storage mechanism for reliability comparison. The disk is > old familiar technology with no write-limited lifetime. Flash is maintained at > a smaller atomic scale and maybe susceptible to airport x-rays perhaps? Maybe > bit flipping from some errant particle? > > If given the choice for important day to day use, or important archival use, > which would you use? >From what I know and I hear (from Seagate engineers), harddisk based micro-drive is a dying specie. You will be much better off with the flash drive. This is a good article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microdrive Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist