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Jason Dunn
11-29-2005, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://thoughtsmedia.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=4381039/sort_type=price' target='_blank'>http://thoughtsmedia.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=4381039/sort_type=price</a><br /><br /></div>It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the technology world advances, and equally fast prices will drop. A little over a year ago I <a href="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,6575">reviewed the Kingston 4GB CF card</a> and was wowed by its performance and sheer storage size. At that time the card was $500 USD, so it was priced for people who really wanted a lot of storage. My how things change! I glanced at our <a href="http://thoughtsmedia.pricegrabber.com/">Pricegrabber feed</a> in the upper right corner of the site and saw that this card, only a year later, is now <a href="http://thoughtsmedia.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=4381039/sort_type=price">less than half price</a> compared to what it cost a year ago September. I still use this card in my Canon Digital Rebel, and have used it on occasion in my Pocket PC when I've needed big storage. If you're itching for battery-friendly massive storage, this is worth looking at!

Pony99CA
12-01-2005, 08:12 AM
Is this compatible with the iPAQ 5550? Kingston's compatibility page (http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/modelsinfo_dm.asp?SysID=15911&amp;mfr=HP%2FCompaq&amp;model=iPAQ+h5550%2Fh5555&amp;Sys=15911-HP%2FCompaq-iPAQ+h5550%2Fh5555&amp;distributor=0&amp;submit1=Search) says only their 2 GB CF cards are supported, so I'd be leary of buying this unless I heard that other iPAQ 5550 users have successfully used it.

However, they also said the iPAQ only supported 1 GB SD cards, but I'm currently using a PQI 2 GB SD card in my 5550 right now.

Steve

Jason Dunn
12-01-2005, 08:01 PM
For what it's worth...I've never had any problems with any size of any media in any Pocket PC or Smartphones. The "limits" are usually just a result of text created at the time of help file documentation.