CF Microdrives

[strauss3]

1) Can a CF 8gb microdrive work in an X51V?
2) What about power consumtion compared to a CF flashcard
3) Is there an upper memory limitation for a sd+CF card?

Hello. I'd suggest doing a search or just reading the posts in this forum... since they've answered all your questions. Short form is 'yes, no big difference, and as much as the SD slot'll handle'.

For details, I suggest either searching.. or just reading the first page of this forum. :D

[rlarson_mn]

Power usage is more than a standard Cf card but acceptable. I have a 8gb Seagate micro drive in my CF slot. At this moment it is the largest capacity micro drive that is financially available. With that said however if you have a choice between a CF card and a micro drive of the same capacity I would get the standard CF card. I have had zero issues with my micro drive and my X51V so eithor type is a great add on to the unit.

[wizk1]

Power usage is more than a standard Cf card but acceptable. I have a 8gb Seagate micro drive in my CF slot. At this moment it is the largest capacity micro drive that is financially available. With that said however if you have a choice between a CF card and a micro drive of the same capacity I would get the standard CF card. I have had zero issues with my micro drive and my X51V so eithor type is a great add on to the unit.

Is that your choice on the basis that the CF card consumes less battery power?

No, I'd have to say the flash card has fewer moving parts... which makes it less likely to go bad due to environmental changes - getting cold, humid weather, etc. Plus, they're also somewhat faster at reading than microdrives are in my own experience... which means that if you're playing video off a CF card, you don't have to buffer as much (or at all) as you would with a microdrive.

[Pocketbrain]

Also, by the time your Flash card wears out ("uses up" its 100,000-plus write cycles), your PDA will be obsolete, and the 30GB models will be out!

[wizk1]

Drooling at the thought of 30GB Axims. How would you use all that space???? :-)

Drooling at the thought of 30GB Axims. How would you use all that space???? :-)

Videos, games, maps for gps

[rlarson_mn]

Is that your choice on the basis that the CF card consumes less battery power?

Less power, less working parts to wear out, no shock damage possible. Best of all the prices of standard CF cards at 8gb capacity are almost what the micro drives are. That was not the case when I got my micro drive. If I was getting a 8gb CF card/micro drive today it would be the card not the micro drive.

[Half Decaf]

Less power, less working parts to wear out, no shock damage possible. Best of all the prices of standard CF cards at 8gb capacity are almost what the micro drives are. That was not the case when I got my micro drive. If I was getting a 8gb CF card/micro drive today it would be the card not the micro drive.

Agree. Pretty soon, I'll be getting an 8GB CF card to replace my Hitachi 4GB MD. I'll be able to add lots more music, and still have room for my backups. :)

[beepbeep]

As long as the CF microdrive is not labelled "For embedded Application only" (often the case for white box OEM) because that will not work on your AXIM. Still waiting for my refund after 2 months from an established e-tailer.

[rlarson_mn]

At this time there are several standard 8gb CF extreme card on Ebay for less than $90! May just have to get one even though I still have a micro drive thats the same capacity.

[Cannibul]

As long as the CF microdrive is not labelled "For embedded Application only" (often the case for white box OEM) because that will not work on your AXIM. Still waiting for my refund after 2 months from an established e-tailer.

That answers the question about why my CF microdrive doesn't work.

What I don't understand is why this card will work in my CF card readers and my X5 will recognize the card.

[rlarson_mn]

Is that your choice on the basis that the CF card consumes less battery power?

Nope, less risk, moving parts vs. non moving parts. I treat my micro drive like it was made of china. My Sd cards are another story.

[Cannibul]

Can someone take a look at the drive in this auction and tell me if the picture is of a Retail drive???

Linky thing.

Thanks.