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Old 4th July 2008
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Hello,

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Originally Posted by BSDfan666 View Post
Right, flash media is a bit more durable then people give it credit for.. still, I'm not ready to use it in the workstation field.

Embedded? Sure thing.
It depends on what your usage is. CF cards currently just don't have the capacity that traditional hard drives do. At best, with a dual reader, you can get 64GB (2x 32GB). So this is NOT a solution for terabytes of storage needs.

But, if you're like me and have a full OS with all the applications and a complete /home that tops out at 2-3GB, then this becomes a more viable option. Seriously, with such modest means, why would I waste 998GB with a terabyte drive, just 'cause I can? I could get 2x 4GB CF cards and run them in RAID (8GB) and have some additional reliability and peace of mind for the same price, or less, than that terabyte drive. It makes more sense to me - your needs maybe different than mine.
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