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Memory Card Torture Tests

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

saikatguha266 writes "BBC is reporting that five types of memory cards were dipped into cola, put through a washing machine, dunked in coffee, trampled by a skateboard, run over by a child's toy car, given to a six-year-old boy to destroy, smashed by a sledgehammer and nailed to a tree. It was still possible to retrieve photos from the xD and Smartmedia cards while the others didn't survive just the last two tests. "

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  2. Re:Smartmedia cards not indestructable by fishbot · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Tunsten has something of a reptutation for destroying memory cards. Check out this list of problems encountered using different cards in different machines.

    Note that in the Tungsten T3 only 1 out of 7 tested cards actually survived the ordeal! Of course, this particular test isn't scientific, but it is based on real user feedback really using them for real things, so it's probably worth a read.