BBC NEWS | Technology | Digital memories survive extremes: “‘We’ve tested the durability of the leading memory card forms and have found that even if your camera doesn’t remain intact, your precious memories should,’ said Geoff Harris, editor of Digital Camera Shopper.
‘We knew modern memory cards were durable, but had no idea they would be quite so tough.’”
The cards, in CF, SD, xD, SmartMedia and Sony Memory Stick, were dipped in cola, dunked in coffee, run through the washing machine, run over by a skateboard and given to a siz-year-old boy to destroy. They all survived with their data intact. Most failed when nailed to a tree or smashed with a sledgehammer, but gee, I wouldn’t fare much better…
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