[bookport] Re: Getting the right kind of Compact Flash
- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:10:14 -0400
I've never seen any time line. I've got one that's still perking after three
years of very heavy use (literally thousands of file transfers and erasures)
and I've had one that failed in a couple of months. I don't know if there's
a MTF (mean time to failure) spec that the CompactFlash Association has as a
standard or not. They're the folks who control use of the name CompactFlash
and any card that uses the name CompactFlash has to meet their standards.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:14 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting the right kind of Compact Flash
Hay Walt,
Do you or anybody else on this list know what the estimated life is for a
memory card these days? At one point, a few years ago, I was told that on
average a memory card had a life of 2 to 3 years. But, I have to believe
it must be better than that now.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 6:52 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting the right kind of Compact Flash
: In addition to the other responses:
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: * Be sure that whatever card you buy, you get a lifetime warranty. Cards
: will sometimes fail and a lifetime warranty is excellent protection for
your
: investment. Name brand cards such as Kingston and Sandisk always come with
: lifetime warranties.
:
: * Another good source is
:
: http://www.zipzoomfly.com
:
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Kathy Blackburn" <kblackbn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 4:22 PM
: Subject: [bookport] Getting the right kind of Compact Flash
:
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: If I'm looking online at www.flashmemorystore or Amazon.com, what
: nomenclature do I look for to make sure I get the right kind of compact
: flash card for the Book Port? I know SD cards are not what I want. What
: else do I need to look out for?
:
: Kathy Blackburn
: kblackbn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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