# Hardware choice for industrial nodered

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hardware-choice-for-industrial-nodered/38078
**Category:** Industrial
**Created:** [27 December 2020 07:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hardware-choice-for-industrial-nodered/38078 "2020-12-27T07:49:05Z")
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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [2 January 2021 20:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hardware-choice-for-industrial-nodered/38078/43 "2021-01-02T20:48:16Z")

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> [@darabontors](#):
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> You have to

No, I'm afraid you don't. That was the point of my previous comments and here: [[Reference] Optimising Node-RED - #5 by TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reference-optimising-node-red/38321/5).

It is certainly true that what you say will lighten the load on the card and make it easier to last longer.

However, this is certainly not _required_. A decent card is certainly capable of lasting years with at least moderate use. My own cards have lasted a long time (years) with no special care at all. Albeit that they are getting what I would call moderate use - they consistently see 1-2 writes per second 24hrs a day. Last time I had to replace a card was in 2015. That was when I moved to larger cards of better quality - not had a failure since then.

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