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You gotta love this quote from the Kingston website. Emphasis added by
me.<br>
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Flash storage devices are not infallible and can have their data
damaged due to factors mentioned above. It is important to backup
important information on multiple media <b>or even print them on paper
for long-term storage. Do not store important data solely on Flash
storage devices</b>. <br>
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Rolling on the floor laughing, ... or crying. Last time I checked,
SSD's are Flash storage devices. PAPER? PAPER!!! That's SOOO 17th
century!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Ron<br>
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On 10/25/2011 8:37 AM, Watson, Keith wrote:
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<pre wrap="">As Jim pointed out they can but it does depend on the energy level of the xrays.
As a result the manufacturers say sometimes xrays damage flash and sometimes they don't so it is best to treat them like photographic film to be safe.
Read:
5: Pack Flash storage devices into carry-on luggage if possible
6: Avoid U.S. Postal Service radiation scanning of mailed packages
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.kingston.com/flash/digitalmedia_care.asp">http://www.kingston.com/flash/digitalmedia_care.asp</a>
You can get the International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) Integrity in Transportation of Imaging Products (ITIP) report here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.i3a.org/resources/#itip">http://www.i3a.org/resources/#itip</a>
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