[Discuss] SD Cards, cheap and here for a while?

[invalid at pizzashack.org (Derek Martin)]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 10:07:04PM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote:
> > I would suggest you be religious about your backups: consider them a
> > REdistribution medium--from you back to you, not as a storage medium. I have
> > had cards die on me multiple times over the years, including a 32GB Samsung
> > microsd card within the last year. Maybe full-sized SD cards are better, but
> > I am skeptical.
> 
> I agree with all of this. I have a 128GB microSD card for music
> storage in my tiny little MP3 player - but if it goes, I will
> buy another and merely be sad about the amount of time it takes
> to select the music to put on it.

I agree also; I've had 2 micro-sd cards go bad on me in the last year. 

But given all that, why would you not buy an extra on your way home,
and copy it TONIGHT?! ;-)  Last time one went bad, I bought two; cost
me I think $20 total for 2x64GB, or something like that.

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