Posted by Jason Clinton on 10/15/07 09:28

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:42:28 -0700, ChairmanOfTheBored
<RUBored@crackasmile.org> wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:10:33 GMT, "familyofshaw" <familyofshaw@mchsi.com>
>wrote:
>
>>To even waste time debating the DVD wars is stupid. The media is only being
>>released to suck up comsumer monies. They're still incredibly easy to mess
>>up. No moving parts. That's the future. Peace out.
>
>
> You're an idiot, and a top posting Usenet retard as well.
>
> Flash has LIMITED write read cycles before failure, IDIOT!

DVD+/-RW also has a limited number of writes (around 1000 from memory,
about 100,000 for DVD-RAM BICBW)

> Just so you know, there ARE moving parts. They are called electrons.

Not the same really and you know it.

Personally I don't think flash memory will replace optical media - not
for a very long time but more due to capacity and price.

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