I mean do they only last for a certain amount of time before they start to have performance issues or become unreadable? Or if you take care of it will it last for several years?
A very long time. New flash memory can last for about 500,000 write cycles, and because the os/games does not frequently write to the stick, the memory stick should easily last for many years under normal usage.
A very long time. New flash memory can last for about 500,000 write cycles, and because the os/games does not frequently write to the stick, the memory stick should easily last for many years under normal usage.neal_yng
I've read that flash manufacturers have actually implemented a write algorithm that constantly writes to new cells. That way the wear is evenly spread out over the entire memory space.
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