Re: F2FS On USB Sticks?

On 3/29/25 9:47 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 29/03/2025 00:00, c186282 wrote:

On 3/28/25 7:18 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 28/03/2025 13:49, Carlos E.R. wrote:

sticks and cards do not have wear levelling.

R U sure about that?

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   According to the (de-facto ad) from here :
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   https://www.delkin.com/blog/wear-leveling-usb-flash-drive-basics/
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   Most thumb drives do not use leveling, instead it's mostly in
   SSDs and such. However 'industrial' thumb drives - at least
   this corps - DO employ on-chip-controlled leveling algos.
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blah blah 'not all usb sticks use wear levelling BUT OURS DOES' is hardly authoritative..:-)

   I said it was an ad ........
   Did search Amazon - "industrial flash drive". The
   results were unclear, it mostly just brought up
   the usual spectrum of thumb drives with no mention
   of wear-leveling/toughening. Mostly see "industrial"
   related to the old 'wide' flash cards.
   Those are still used, mostly in pro cameras. Have
   one or two and a USB adapter.
   I know 'industrial' versions of various flash DO exist,
   had to buy some once for a vendors devices. They tend
   to cost twice as much, but have better specs (except,
   often, speed).