Re: Readyboost FAT, FAT32 or NTFS?

Posted July 8, 200816 yr

DevilsPGD2681444 Wrote:

> In message <3djvv2pgs35uotu4pdteap3pkfu5r4emts@4ax.com> "cquirke (MVP

> Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@nospam.mvps.org> wrote:

> >On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:49:29 -0400, "MICHAEL" <u158627_emr2@dslr.net>

> >

> >

> >>Many have cited that NTFS' journaling will increase wear on flash

> memory, which has a limited

> >>number of write cycles before it can no longer be used, but given

> that that limit is generally

> >>about 1,000,000 erase/write cycles, simply using NTFS is not going to

> make a huge dent in the

> >>life span of these drives. You will more than likely upgrade to a

> larger drive by the time you

> >>hit that limit.

> >

> >I'm far more concerned about this in the context of hybrid hard

> >drives, where flash memory is built into the hard drive.

> >

> >When this embedded flash dies, so does the HD... and we'll only know

> >whether that's a problem when it's several years too late.

> First off, there is no guarantee that the flash component cannot be

> disabled or bypassed.

> Second, buying a new hard drive isn't exactly a big deal, nor is

> restoring from a recent backup, vs all the other things that can go

> wrong.

> --

> Insert something clever here.

Please see my post USB Flash Drive,and you will see that the in a fast

flash drive the FAT is fastest,followed by FAT32 then last NTFS

In a slow flash drive with little flash NTFS is the fastest followed by

FAT16 and FAT32.

rempuii7

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