now for something completely different

[Colin Law]

On 10 January 2016 at 14:54, Steve <startrek.steve at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Concerning radio programs on SD cards.
> The last time I was in the Hospital my adult children would bring me
> the radio dramas that I had been listening to on an
> SD card so that I may listen to them at my leisure. The average life
> of the PNY 4GB SD card was less than 2 weeks.
>
> Went Read only.
>
> a PNY 8GB USB Drive lasted 6 weeks.
> it just went dark. a mini brick.
>
> SD card belong in cameras or cellular telephones.
>
>> I am not trying to say that using an SD card would be appropriate for
>> all users, but it depends on the use pattern.  Perhaps it also depends
>> on the quality of the cards or the quality of the kit it is being used
>> in.
>>
> I've had a few PNY sd's in my Openelec, and they all died within weeks,
> switched to Sandisk, no problems whatever, faster too!

Mine are all Sandisk too, so that sounds like good advice.

Colin