Talk:USB flash drive

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 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.ipo.org/AM/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm?ContentFileID=6513&FusePreview=Yes
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.kingston.com/press/2008/flash/11a.asp
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.kingston.com/press/2009/flash/06b.asp
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121924/http://www.usb.org/developers/whitepapers/cablew~1.pdf to http://www.usb.org/developers/whitepapers/cablew~1.pdf
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150423060855/http://www.usbpromos.com/data-preloading-custom-usb-promos-usb-drives to http://www.usbpromos.com/data-preloading-custom-usb-promos-usb-drives/
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item%281219%29-SDDR-108-A11M-SanDisk_MobileMate_Memory_Stick_Plus_4in1_Reader.aspx
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140328023315/http://www.goldkey.com/products/secure-encrypted-flash-drive.html to http://www.goldkey.com/products/secure-encrypted-flash-drive.html

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eUSB
eUSB redirects here, although this article currently never mentions it. Apparently this article used to mention embedded USB (eUSB), but somehow that information was lost?

Misleading lifespan
The article claims:


 * Some allow up to 100,000 write/erase cycles, depending on the exact type of memory chip used, and are thought to last between 10 and 100 years under normal circumstances (shelf storage time )

This makes it appear as if the average flash drive has such performance, although that is obviously not true. And readers may confuse shelf life with the actual data retention span. On optical media, for examples, those are similar. But on flash storage, data retention expiring just leads to logical errors, which occurs much earlier than physical defects, but can be postponed by refreshing the data, as described in.

Nice article
Good details. Thanks. WD Bashford (talk) 20:08, 13 June 2024 (UTC)