On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Chuck Hast wrote:
> On 6/23/05, Mike Branda <mike@wackyworld.tv> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 14:05 -0400, Craig Zeigler wrote:
> >
> > > As is my normal recommendation, order from Kingston. I know this may
> > > label me as a brand whore, but I've had 0 difficulty with any of their
> > > memory. Their online store is also quite inexpensive.
> >
> > The other thing that most people don't realize is their memory modules
> > ( most if not all ) carry a lifetime warranty. A rep for Kingston made
> > me aware of this fact.
> >
> > --snip from Kingston's site--
> >
> > Lifetime Warranty: The following Kingston products are covered by this
> > warranty for life: Flash memory cards (e.g. CompactFlash,
> > MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, SmartMedia, ATA Flash, and Linear
> > Flash); memory modules including ValueRAM TM and memory expansion-
> > boards, networking adapters, hubs, switches, print servers and routers
> > without cooling fans (excluding the power supply); IdentiGuard, Flash
> > adapters and microprocessor upgrade products.
>
> Hmmmm, wonder what happens with the CF cards when you load a OS
> on them and use them as a HD, but in the common way, i.e. read and
> write to the thing rather than ramdisk??
They wear out quickly.
> Either they make some very good CF or there may be other fine print
> somewhere...
Probably this:
,--
| KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, INC. ("Kingston") warrants that its products
| are free from defects in material and workmanship.
'--
My guess is that if you tried to return one a few days after you'd bought
it and they found out it was because you'd been using it as a swap device
(or whatever), they would construe its early death as "as designed" and
therefore not a defect.
Besides, even if they replaced it no questions asked, CF's write rate is
abysmal. You're better off spending the money on RAM than CF, and running
with no swap and a RO filesystem. /etc and /var can go on a RAMdisk. /tmp
can be tmpfs.
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