[Leica] SD card malfunction

[john.nebel at csdco.com (John Nebel)]

Sonny,

OK, I'll byte.

http://tinyurl.com/rf67m

I think SD cards should be quite reliable, anecdotal evidence aside.  Maybe 
one 
should expect an 80 year lifetime?

I liked http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html - the math 
department run amok takes 50+ years to destroy a flash device?

John

PS

I think about this every time I type "wr" in a Cisco switch or router and 
write 
something out to the dreaded FLASH.

On 9/19/2010 10:52 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Daniel Tan<taniel.dan at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> I was under the impression that in some circles, it's standard practice to
>> format your card each time you clear it (ie, download onto your computer).
>>
>
> Well yes.  but when you overwrite the media  too many times, you run the
> risk of leaving digital debris.  I personally would not reformat more than
> three times.
>
> I'll probably be proven wrong by someone who can cite technical stuff and
> have never had a problem because they are speaking  theoretically.
>
> I only speak from experience.
>
>