In a message dated 06-10-15, Tom Walker said to Holger Granholm:   
      
   GM Tom,   
      
   HG>Using Windows will quite quickly count down those R/W cycles.   
      
   TW> I can understand the Read/Rite cycles difference between using   
   TW> windows and Linux for an SSD.   
   TW> But how  do you think it would happen using a flash Drive??   
      
   The problem with Windows is that it writes so much to the disk when   
   closing down that it will use more write cycles than for example OS/2   
   or DOS. I'd be surprised if read cycles really limit the SSD's life.   
      
   I don't know the activities that Linux or Mac do.   
      
   73 de Sam, OH0NC   
      
   aka Holger   
      
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