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2009-09-30 , 04:16
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Originally Posted by R-R View Post
ext2 doesn't have such feature but then need a full fsck scan in case of a crash which might be painful for a portable device... On the other hand writing every 5 seconds on flash media isn't the best of ideas considering that's over 6M writes a year if the cell is always on (and it will).
Ah, I see your point. Will the journaling cause noticeable flash wear? Well, anecdotal evidence from N8x0 owners booting from their flash cards leads me to believe that no, it wont.

For the most part, modern flash memory seems perfectly capable of standing up to the rigors of usage for more than its usable life span.
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