6G MD or 4G SD

[Belezeebub]

Well the cost isn't the issue and I have the Maxi battery so that doesn't bother me much but I do want to know which will work best in my 51v was looking hard at a 6gb MD and a 2 or 4Gb SD I travel alot and I can squeese the first 4 or 5 seaons of mash into 8gb

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My personal choice would be the SD cards. No moving parts to worry about getting broken.

[runnr548]

SD cards rock!!

[0gopogo]

"Well the cost isn't the issue"

In that case I'd get the 8GB SanDisk Ultra II CF card for currently no less than US$650.

Of course, a 6GB MicroDrive and a 4GB SD card would cost $500, max.!

In other threads I've read that the x51 series may fail to recognize CF cards. Don't ask me were, you can search this boards as well as I. If it is true you'd be better of with a 4GB SD card, and wait for a ROM patch. The longer you wait, the more likely you'll be able to buy the 8GB version of the Hitachi MicroDrive:
http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/sit...7bca4bac4f0a0/

[bobby9621]

If money is no object go SD!

Welcome to the site!

[badbob001]

Buy two 4GB SD cards and one SD-to-CF adapter so you can have both SD cards in at the same time.

[mingkee]

I have 4GB SD (A-Data 150X, used on my canon A620)
purchased from newegg
$261 before shipping

[jimbo32]

I agree, that if money is not a factor, go for the solid state memory. That being said, I have been very happy with my 6gb microdrive (money is a factor for me). As for the battery consumption, it doesn't seem to be as big an issue as some would have you believe. The microdrive is also very rugged, so the moving parts issue also doesn't seem to be as much of an issue as some would have you believe.

The biggest most legitimate issue with microdrives is that some are not designed to be compatible with PDAs, usually those harvested from other devices are most likely to fall into this category. The latest Hitachis are specifically listed as compatible with Axim X50s, by Hitachi, on their web site.

I'd also recommend sticking with the latest versions of the manufacturer's microdrives for best performance and battery efficiency.

[will5404]

I recently was up against the same decision and decided on solid state for durability reasons mainly, I would'nt want to drop my microdrive from 2 Inches up and have the possibility of it being a paper weight, so I went with a 4GB Kingston CF Card. Obviously you have to treat both SD or MD's with care but SD are more reliable imo.

[Tankman]

Too much MD moving parts.

Stick with CF and/or SD cards, both would be best.

MD's also consume battery power.

[soulmirror]

I personally have gone by trying to keep my stuff as inter-device compatible as possible...do you have a digital camera? What does it use? Both of my digital cameras use CF, so I have been sticking with that, so far.... That way, I have lots of uses for the cards.

[axzilla]

One thing to consider is if you buy both types of cards and use both in your axe at the same time you will consume more battery power than just having one type in at a time. Two solid state cards ie cf and sd in at the same time still doesnt consume as much battery as one micro drive. The bigger the cards and if you have both types in at the same time can increase your boot time slightly because your pda has to read them at startup also the same with a microdrive inserted on startup.

[kazuni]

I'll cast my vote on the SD, definitely. Unless the CF is a solidstate memory card (no moving parts, not an internal HDD, etc)