Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [Slashdot] Headlines for 2008-03-13 (fwd)

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike Miller wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
>
> > Mike Miller wrote:
> > > On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sounds like you've been really fortunate.  I've had many of these 
> > > > drives (even recent ones) fail.  ESD, computer hiccups, cosmic 
> > > > moon-rays.
> > >
> > >
> > > I've never had a problem with a flash drive or had anyone tell me 
> > > that he had a problem.  I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, but I 
> > > am saying that failures aren't as common as you imply.
> > Oh I just have to ask... What's your basis for that claim?
>
> The basis for my second sentence was in my first sentence.

So in other words, little or none.   Tell me.  Is this the kind of 
science you practice?  Making sweeping generalizations using absolute 
words like "aren't" based on your own very limited experience?

Now.. I do it all the time, but generally speaking, neither you nor my 
wife let me get away with it... or in your case others on this list.

You can probably rustle up some evidence to back up the claim now if you 
were so inclined, and you may very well be correct, but that data will 
not be the basis for which you made your original statement.  You might 
even discover that I have reason to distrust the things.

Btw.  to answer your question, I've had one drive, 512 that has thus far 
only crapped out once on me in oh 6 months, and for the first time ever 
it was not a total loss and has worked fine after being reformatted.  I 
expect it is probably about my 10th drive and to day the longest lived.  
I've heard lots of people complaining about having to buy new drives and 
try to reassemble their data (when even possible) from other 
locations.   I'm not really saying that the technology is for certain 
this unreliable, but just that for myself and those close to me, it has 
been and I've learned not to trust it.

> Mike
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