[Don't Panic!]

Originally Posted by kozak

I'm waiting for the Sandisk CF Ultra II 8GB to come down in price from the current $700. I like my 4GB microdrive, but the battery on the X50v is lacking when using the microdrive.

Are you using the extended battery? How about watching movies could you get through a two hour movie with the drive your using?

[Don't Panic!]

Originally Posted by kozak

I'm waiting for the Sandisk CF Ultra II 8GB to come down in price from the current $700. I like my 4GB microdrive, but the battery on the X50v is lacking when using the microdrive.

Are you using the extended battery? How about watching movies could you get through a two hour movie with the drive your using?

[kozak]

I've never watched a movie to the end, but I did for about an hour and the battery was almost half drained by then. That's with the external Speaker. I'll do a test here at work watching a 2 hour movie with bluetooth headphones, see if the battery lasts. I'll post in a few hours.

[Don't Panic!]

Originally Posted by kozak

I've never watched a movie to the end, but I did for about an hour and the battery was almost half drained by then. That's with the external Speaker. I'll do a test here at work watching a 2 hour movie with bluetooth headphones, see if the battery lasts. I'll post in a few hours.

Thank you kozak. I read a real world test result where a user got 6 hours and 47 minutes watching movies using the 2200Mah battery and betaplayer with the microdrive option checked. It was a Hitachi 4GB microdrive.

[kozak]

Just did the test.

Dell X50v
Bluetooth Enabled with HP Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
Betaplayer 0.96 - Microdrive setting was not checked
Regular Battery
Lowest Brightness Setting
On a Hitachi 4GB Microdrive

1:26 is when the battery warning appeared.

So, didn't go through the whole movie, but I will check the Microdrive setting, see if it makes a difference. Would like to find out about that. So stay tuned.

[Len M.]

Any word on pricing?

With 4 GB CF flash memory cards down around $300 (see Buy.com: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...5&loc=101&sp=1) and dropping quickly, for this new 6 GB Microdrive to be competitive it should be priced at under $250.


Len Moskowitz
Core Sound
www.core-sound.com
Home of PDAudio

[ricksfiona]

Yeah, I can't too excited about Microdrives that have anything less than 10GB with CF cards with similar memory capacities at a competitive price. I'd be more interested when these higher capacity microdrives appear in MP3 players :wink:

[kozak]

OK, did the test with the Microdrive setting enabled in Betaplayer.

This time the battery warning came on at 1:45 minutes. This would work for most movies then. The extended battery would double that time I guess.

[lapchinj]

Definately a gotta have type of item. Like gotta have it now 8) . If I could find a case that would hold three of them I would buy one in a heartbeat.

Jeff-

[Jonathon Watkins]

Compact Flash: Just say "Yes"! ;-)

[lapchinj]

Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins

Compact Flash: Just say "Yes"! ;-)

"Yes"! :wink: "Yes"! :wink: "Yes"! :wink:

Jeff-