Re: [NTLK] Warning: 20 MB Cards Recently on eBay

From: Grant [Oy Vey] Hutchinson (grant_at_splorp.com)
Date: Thu Jan 17 2002 - 23:04:29 EST

In a previous message, Laurent Daudelin typed vigorously:

>So, if you got one of those cards, be careful and don't put anything of
>value on it as the card can reach its read/write limit soon and you could
>loose it.

So, is there any reliable way to test these cards in order to check how
far along in their "life cycle" they are? And yes, I bought four of these
cards on the same auction, all of which formatted fine. But now you've
got me wondering...

g.

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