11-10-2003, 06:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
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4GB Microdrive Shipping November 20 - $489
http://www.memorysuppliers.com/hi4gbmi4cofl.html
A few months ago we told you about the new 4GB microdrive that was nearing completion. It is almost ready to ship now.
"Hitachi's new 4GB Microdrive is designed to the Compact Flash Type II industry standard and is compatible with a wide variety of devices that accept CF+ Type II media." Not sure what CF+ Type II is. The 2GB microdrive will be ready on November 19 for $339.
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11-10-2003, 06:25 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I think what would stop most people from purchasing this is the power drain on the system. $489 is not TOO bad.
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11-10-2003, 06:30 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Type II is the larger form factor. the CF+ refers to the extra power requirements needed over the CF spec.
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11-10-2003, 06:59 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2003
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I recently got the Magicstor 2.2 Gig off of iocombo.com, and it defintely drains power. No rev up issues though. I had paid $230 in total for the 2.2, so the price isn't bad at all for the 4 gig. Plus it's better than >$1000 for the 6 gig CF card. My 2.2 gb is starting to feel quite limited all of the sudden. :?
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11-10-2003, 07:07 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Santa, I have been a good boy this year....
Power drain is not a good thing though. Right now I must be happy with my 512 Mb CF card.
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11-10-2003, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by AZMark
Type II is the larger form factor. the CF+ refers to the extra power requirements needed over the CF spec.
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Thanks. I was hoping it wasn't that goofy hump that HP dreamed up with the CF Ie in the Jornada 565, which, as far as know, was never developed.
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11-10-2003, 08:19 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Yet another reason for PPC manufacturers to stop keep taking our CF slots away.
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11-10-2003, 08:28 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Originally Posted by dh
Yet another reason for PPC manufacturers to stop keep taking our CF slots away.
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Why, so we can have increased battery drain from these monsters? I would never buy a Microdrive due to the power issues. Leave the hard drives for desktop/laptop uses.
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11-10-2003, 08:37 PM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
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My 340MB microdrive has performed flawlessly since i purchased it 2 years ago. I don't have any power drain issues, but I use it in a dual PC Card jacket which has its own battery.
However, shouldn't these things be getting a lot cheaper per megabyte?
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11-10-2003, 10:36 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Originally Posted by Boxster S
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Originally Posted by dh
Yet another reason for PPC manufacturers to stop keep taking our CF slots away.
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Why, so we can have increased battery drain from these monsters? I would never buy a Microdrive due to the power issues. Leave the hard drives for desktop/laptop uses. |
Power issues are not a problem with the 1GB if you don't cause the disk to spin continuously.
I would expect the 4GB to use same or less power than the 1GB, but we need to check that. The 340MB Microdrive uses much more power than the 1GB, by the way...
If you use the Microdrive to play video (or music), make sure to use an application that can buffer from the Microdrive and does not spin it continuously.
PocketTV and PocketMVP both have those buffering options. I believe WMP does not so it will cause the disk to spin continuously and drain power fast.
Another big market for those Microdrives is digital cameras. Even the latest Sony DSC-F828 (8 MegaPixel) supports the Microdrive - in fact that the first Sony digital camera ever that has a CF slot! All the others just take Sony memory sticks.
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