Very Correct Brandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harbourmaster" <san2c at adelphia.net> To: "A place to discuss Apple's sub-portable computers." <duolist at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [DuoList] Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure(was Hard drive spin-up problem) > >Since the compact flash cards are cheap, you may wish to buy a second on > >to use as a backup O/S. Accidents do happen. >> >>Brandy >> > > Not only that but they do have a finite life span. > > It's usually something on the order of 100,000 read/write cycles which > sounds like a lot but if you are using the card for VM you could hit that > wall sooner than you expect. > > _______________________________________________ > DuoList mailing list > DuoList at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/duolist > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 >