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Old 12-06-05, 04:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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A 4GB MICRODRIVE FOR LESS THAN $50 ... But is it compatible?
Hey guys. I was wondering whether or not the 4 GB Hitatchi CF Microdrives in the Apple Ipod Minis are compatible with Axim x50,x51, etc. Can anyone who has a mini, take it out and try it? If so, it would be great, because the broken minis go for <50 on ebay, so if yours comes and has a functioning microdrive, that is an amazing deal.
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Old 12-06-05, 04:56 PM   #2 (permalink)
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at the begginning they worked. But then the manufacturers realised that people were craking them open for the drives and locked the OEM devices so they don't work in PDAs
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Old 12-06-05, 05:08 PM   #3 (permalink)
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oh, well that sucks, it would be amazing if it were compatible. thanks
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Hey, could you access the busted mini's microdrive in a standard CF reader? That would make a dandy external/scratch disk.
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Old 12-06-05, 06:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by PocketBrain
Hey, could you access the busted mini's microdrive in a standard CF reader? That would make a dandy external/scratch disk.
No, because they are locked to only work in an iPod (or whatever similar device they came from).
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One idea: get an iPod mini memory card and an iPod mini with a bad memory card and piece them together. Done right, you'll end up with a working iPod for cheap.
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