>
> 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?
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For multipurpose and standby storage, I have a 2GB uSB.  Normally, it is
with my keychain inside a USB adapter (come free with uSD) and the  adapter
size is smaller than a usual thumb drive.  I am cross using it as USB drive
for some handy storage, file transfer between machines,etc ; as a SD with an
SD adapter on our Nikon cameras; and as a uSD or miniSD for our Nokia
handphones.

Write-limit is a shortcoming.

Ling SM
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