USB Flash Drive

From: Keith nuttle <keith_nuttle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:30:13 -0500

Now that USB Flash Drives are quite cheap, ($19 for 16g at Fry's) they are looking more attractive as backup.

I have a laptop and desktop. They both run Windows XP and are connected in a wireless lan. I keep the files on both computers synced with Syncback, so have two copies of all of my files.

Would a 16g or 32g USB Flash Drive provide reliable third backup?

What is their lifetime? in hours, accesses, or whatever.
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