flˈæʃ mˈɛmɚɹi ɪz ɪnhˈiəɹəntli slˈoʊɚ tʊ ˈæksɛs ðɐn ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛm ænd ˈɔfən bɪkˌʌmz ʌnjˈuːzəbəl ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː mˈɪliən ɹˈaɪt sˈaɪkəlz, wˌɪtʃ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli mˌeɪks ɪɾ ʌnsˈuːɾəbəl fɔːɹ ˌɑːɹɹˌeɪˈɛm ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz.
Flash memory is inherently slower to access than RAM and often becomes unusable after a few million write cycles, which generally makes it unsuitable for RAM applications.