GS Magicstore 1" 4.8GB Type II CompactFlash HDD

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0310/03100602magicstor1inch4_8gb.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0310/0...r1inch4_8gb.asp</a><br /><br /></div>According to this brief blurb over at Digital Photography Review, come November we'll see a 4.8 GB version of this hard drive-based media. I still prefer the near-indestructible nature of Flash-based media, but 4.8 GB? And 7-8 GB by 2004? Assuming the price point is attractive, this will shake up the removable media world...

[mr_Ray]

What I find intersting about this is the almost consistant doubling of capacity each year.
4.8GB now
8GB in a year
16-20GB the year after that.

If these can significantly undercut solid state media and keep the power consumption within the same ballpark it should find a place in the market.

Plus I've been considering getting a TypeII CF card just to fill in that ugly 3mm gap that TypeIs leave in my iPAQ! :D

[maximus]

And while you are at dpreview.com, checkout the Panasonic Lumix FZ series here (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0310/03100201panasonicdmcfz10.asp) and also here. (http://www.panasonic.com/consumer_electronics/digital_cameras/lumix.asp)

12x optical zoom
3x digital zoom
4 frames persecond
Optical Image Stabilizer
F2.8 all the way (wide to telephoto)

$599

[starbot]

bah the gap is only 2mm :mrgreen:

[starbot]

bah the gap is only 1.7mm :mrgreen: