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| Thread ID: 130796 | 2013-04-16 07:53:00 | Micro SD card - life expectancy? | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 1337197 | 2013-04-16 07:53:00 | I just did a minor upgrade for my phone - replaced the 1 gig chip for a 4 gig. It got me thinking though... given that the thing gets used a fair bit each and every day, how long d'ya reckon these things can last before they risk losing data or become useless? | Greg (193) | ||
| 1337198 | 2013-04-16 09:22:00 | Be interesting because we have had a 32gb in a security camera running 24/7 for the last six months on a constant loop. | coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1337199 | 2013-04-16 22:33:00 | I don't know, mines held out pretty well. Truth is those cards don't get much write action, it's mostly read, so I'd expect them to be fairly reliable. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1337200 | 2013-04-16 23:50:00 | You should probably be more worried about the thing getting lost or stolen. But how long does any storage media last? Given a decent backup solution it's not highly relevant. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1337201 | 2013-04-17 01:09:00 | But how long does any storage media last? Given a decent backup solution it's not highly relevant. Given the cost of the 32GB cards I guess you'd want it to last a while, although I don't keep any "important" info on my phone, far too easy to get lost/stolen/damaged. Instant upload over WiFi for pics/video and everything else is pretty much expendable, unless someone is super happy to get their hands on my eclectic music tastes :D |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1337202 | 2013-04-17 01:10:00 | You should probably be more worried about the thing getting lost or stolen. But how long does any storage media last? Given a decent backup solution it's not highly relevant.I'm not worried in the least about losing it or having it stolen. And I'm not concerned here about any other media - just a micro SD card's reliability. And no, it's not highly relevant... just relevant. I ain't gonna twaddle around backing the thing up! |
Greg (193) | ||
| 1337203 | 2013-04-17 08:04:00 | I'm not worried in the least about losing it or having it stolen. And I'm not concerned here about any other media - just a micro SD card's reliability. And no, it's not highly relevant... just relevant. I ain't gonna twaddle around backing the thing up! So its not relevant that a 32gb card used for six months constantly being recorded/erased on all day (and night) has lasted without a problem? How much use would a telephone sd card get? |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1337204 | 2013-04-17 08:35:00 | Well if a MicroSD can have all its sectors rewritten every day for 6 months (approx 170 writes per sector) I'm going to say you'll be fine. 170 doesn't sound like much, but it's plenty, especially for a phone SD card. They don't get much stuff written to them at all. | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
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