Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Solid state HDD's for PC based controls

mpictor wrote:

> Some things to keep in mind
>
> --this is flash memory, it wears out after so many writes: less
> reliable than a hard disk

Interesting. Wonder just how reliable they are. What led me to find this
rig was looking at pictures of the Omniturn solid state disk drive,
which they sell for $350. I saw Sandisk on the drive, and while looking
on ebay, I found this CF/IDE adapter. Wouldn't a full on solid state
drive also be flash memory? Or perhaps they incorporate better quality
silicon and maybe even bad sector mapping? Can't imagine Omniturn
selling solid state drives for a CNC control if there was a huge issue
with reliability.

Overall, I bet even in heavy use, I'd only be looking at a couple write
cycles a day. Still, perhaps I'd be better off getting one of the disk
bay units that can be set as slave, and simply use it for backups...

Thanks for the feedback.

Jon