Re: [LUG] Micro sd card as main drive

[Julian Hall <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 29/05/2022 15:07, Firecrow Silvernight wrote:
> Hi L,
> Ive used sd cards for testing multiple os'e on one laptop, not for a 
> long period of time.
>
> but given that sd cards are made for professional video equipment i 
> would imagine the reliability is pretty high.
>
> what are the details if the card which class (number in a circle in 
> the card) is it? e.g. 4 or 10
>
> ~fire
>
> On Sun, 29 May 2022, 12:32 L Smith via list, <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>     Having loaded Mint 19.3 into a micros sd card, what is the likely
>     life expectancy of the card if laptop used on a daily basis?
>
>     Thanks
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Also Linux writes to the HD less than Windows so that may also help 
extend the life of the SD. Assuming though it's not also you /home 
partition which would be written to more often.

Julian

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