Implications of limited wash to flash drives

[Bill Marriott]

You know, thumb drives are getting cheaper and cheaper. TigerDirect has 
512MB models from Kingston and Memorex for $9.95, no rebate required. And a 
PNY 128MB one for $4.99 after rebate. NewEgg has a 256 MB one for $6.99, 
free 3-day shipping:

http://tinyurl.com/36xkbg

Would be easy enough to write a stack to determine how long a stick can 
sustain constant writes and the performance curve of those writes.